Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Ventura

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via US-101 North and SR-134 West, usually 73 at this time.

Only 15% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Arcadia to Ventura by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	83	91	89	89	84	83	81	87	94	112	115	90	74	73	73
Tue	72	77	84	100	96	91	89	84	82	86	100	130	130	103	77	73	73
Wed	72	77	82	99	92	89	86	86	86	95	109	137	132	110	84	75	74
Thu	72	77	82	101	94	90	88	86	86	93	112	127	130	107	83	75	74
Fri	73	78	79	88	87	88	93	93	100	106	116	117	109	94	83	76	73
Sat	73	74	74	76	79	84	91	95	92	93	91	91	84	82	78	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	74	77	81	84	91	90	84	84	80	78	77	76	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Arcadia to Ventura (via US-101 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (19 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) to central Ventura along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Arcadia to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Arcadia to Ventura?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 72 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Ventura?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (43 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	83	91	89	89	84	83	81	87	94	112	115	90	74	73	73
Tue	72	77	84	100	96	91	89	84	82	86	100	130	130	103	77	73	73
Wed	72	77	82	99	92	89	86	86	86	95	109	137	132	110	84	75	74
Thu	72	77	82	101	94	90	88	86	86	93	112	127	130	107	83	75	74
Fri	73	78	79	88	87	88	93	93	100	106	116	117	109	94	83	76	73
Sat	73	74	74	76	79	84	91	95	92	93	91	91	84	82	78	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	74	77	81	84	91	90	84	84	80	78	77	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	83	91	89	89	84	83	81	87	94	112	115	90	74	73	73
Tue	72	77	84	100	96	91	89	84	82	86	100	130	130	103	77	73	73
Wed	72	77	82	99	92	89	86	86	86	95	109	137	132	110	84	75	74
Thu	72	77	82	101	94	90	88	86	86	93	112	127	130	107	83	75	74
Fri	73	78	79	88	87	88	93	93	100	106	116	117	109	94	83	76	73
Sat	73	74	74	76	79	84	91	95	92	93	91	91	84	82	78	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	74	77	81	84	91	90	84	84	80	78	77	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	83	91	89	89	84	83	81	87	94	112	115	90	74	73	73
Tue	72	77	84	100	96	91	89	84	82	86	100	130	130	103	77	73	73
Wed	72	77	82	99	92	89	86	86	86	95	109	137	132	110	84	75	74
Thu	72	77	82	101	94	90	88	86	86	93	112	127	130	107	83	75	74
Fri	73	78	79	88	87	88	93	93	100	106	116	117	109	94	83	76	73
Sat	73	74	74	76	79	84	91	95	92	93	91	91	84	82	78	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	74	77	81	84	91	90	84	84	80	78	77	76	73