Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Ventura

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 110 minutes via US-101 North and SR-134 West, usually 91 at this time.

Only 12% 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	73	75	81	99	96	92	86	83	82	87	94	100	94	82	75	74	73
Tue	73	76	83	100	105	93	88	84	81	85	95	105	100	89	77	74	73
Wed	73	77	82	101	99	90	86	84	84	89	100	109	104	95	81	74	74
Thu	73	77	82	100	99	91	87	86	85	89	99	106	105	93	80	75	73
Fri	73	76	80	90	87	89	92	92	97	101	108	110	107	90	83	75	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	78	83	90	93	91	92	91	91	88	83	80	75	74
Sun	73	72	73	73	74	78	80	84	90	89	85	84	82	80	77	75	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 73 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (94 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 37 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 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 73 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Ventura?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 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	73	75	81	99	96	92	86	83	82	87	94	100	94	82	75	74	73
Tue	73	76	83	100	105	93	88	84	81	85	95	105	100	89	77	74	73
Wed	73	77	82	101	99	90	86	84	84	89	100	109	104	95	81	74	74
Thu	73	77	82	100	99	91	87	86	85	89	99	106	105	93	80	75	73
Fri	73	76	80	90	87	89	92	92	97	101	108	110	107	90	83	75	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	78	83	90	93	91	92	91	91	88	83	80	75	74
Sun	73	72	73	73	74	78	80	84	90	89	85	84	82	80	77	75	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	75	81	99	96	92	86	83	82	87	94	100	94	82	75	74	73
Tue	73	76	83	100	105	93	88	84	81	85	95	105	100	89	77	74	73
Wed	73	77	82	101	99	90	86	84	84	89	100	109	104	95	81	74	74
Thu	73	77	82	100	99	91	87	86	85	89	99	106	105	93	80	75	73
Fri	73	76	80	90	87	89	92	92	97	101	108	110	107	90	83	75	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	78	83	90	93	91	92	91	91	88	83	80	75	74
Sun	73	72	73	73	74	78	80	84	90	89	85	84	82	80	77	75	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	75	81	99	96	92	86	83	82	87	94	100	94	82	75	74	73
Tue	73	76	83	100	105	93	88	84	81	85	95	105	100	89	77	74	73
Wed	73	77	82	101	99	90	86	84	84	89	100	109	104	95	81	74	74
Thu	73	77	82	100	99	91	87	86	85	89	99	106	105	93	80	75	73
Fri	73	76	80	90	87	89	92	92	97	101	108	110	107	90	83	75	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	78	83	90	93	91	92	91	91	88	83	80	75	74
Sun	73	72	73	73	74	78	80	84	90	89	85	84	82	80	77	75	73