Best Time to Drive from Bell Gardens to Ventura

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 102 minutes via US-101 North, usually 88 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Bell Gardens 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	68	78	113	113	113	104	99	98	101	105	115	118	105	92	84	73	69
Tue	69	81	108	116	114	113	101	98	94	109	123	123	101	88	88	77	69
Wed	68	82	107	108	112	110	102	101	99	110	115	114	103	88	90	79	71
Thu	69	77	105	108	115	106	101	101	103	118	122	118	105	90	88	88	72
Fri	69	76	96	105	104	102	103	109	114	124	118	113	105	92	96	91	73
Sat	71	71	71	77	82	106	111	112	118	117	113	116	109	106	106	96	75
Sun	70	69	70	70	72	80	96	105	111	111	111	109	103	101	99	90	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Bell Gardens to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (119 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bell Gardens 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 Bell Gardens to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bell Gardens to Ventura?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 68 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bell Gardens to Ventura?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (56 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	78	113	113	113	104	99	98	101	105	115	118	105	92	84	73	69
Tue	69	81	108	116	114	113	101	98	94	109	123	123	101	88	88	77	69
Wed	68	82	107	108	112	110	102	101	99	110	115	114	103	88	90	79	71
Thu	69	77	105	108	115	106	101	101	103	118	122	118	105	90	88	88	72
Fri	69	76	96	105	104	102	103	109	114	124	118	113	105	92	96	91	73
Sat	71	71	71	77	82	106	111	112	118	117	113	116	109	106	106	96	75
Sun	70	69	70	70	72	80	96	105	111	111	111	109	103	101	99	90	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	78	113	113	113	104	99	98	101	105	115	118	105	92	84	73	69
Tue	69	81	108	116	114	113	101	98	94	109	123	123	101	88	88	77	69
Wed	68	82	107	108	112	110	102	101	99	110	115	114	103	88	90	79	71
Thu	69	77	105	108	115	106	101	101	103	118	122	118	105	90	88	88	72
Fri	69	76	96	105	104	102	103	109	114	124	118	113	105	92	96	91	73
Sat	71	71	71	77	82	106	111	112	118	117	113	116	109	106	106	96	75
Sun	70	69	70	70	72	80	96	105	111	111	111	109	103	101	99	90	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	78	113	113	113	104	99	98	101	105	115	118	105	92	84	73	69
Tue	69	81	108	116	114	113	101	98	94	109	123	123	101	88	88	77	69
Wed	68	82	107	108	112	110	102	101	99	110	115	114	103	88	90	79	71
Thu	69	77	105	108	115	106	101	101	103	118	122	118	105	90	88	88	72
Fri	69	76	96	105	104	102	103	109	114	124	118	113	105	92	96	91	73
Sat	71	71	71	77	82	106	111	112	118	117	113	116	109	106	106	96	75
Sun	70	69	70	70	72	80	96	105	111	111	111	109	103	101	99	90	76