Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Ventura

Right now (9:06 am PST): about 73 minutes via US-101 North, usually 65 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Burbank 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	59	60	63	67	65	64	66	66	65	65	68	68	69	61	61	61	60
Tue	59	61	63	70	69	66	66	66	65	64	67	69	71	63	61	61	59
Wed	59	61	63	68	70	66	66	65	65	67	69	69	70	65	62	61	60
Thu	59	61	63	67	66	65	66	66	66	66	69	70	71	65	62	64	60
Fri	59	60	63	66	65	65	67	69	69	71	69	70	69	64	62	62	60
Sat	59	60	60	61	64	66	70	71	67	67	66	64	62	61	62	61	60
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	63	65	68	70	70	67	67	64	64	63	63	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Burbank to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (20 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank (East Olive Avenue) 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 Burbank to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 59 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Ventura?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (43 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	60	63	67	65	64	66	66	65	65	68	68	69	61	61	61	60
Tue	59	61	63	70	69	66	66	66	65	64	67	69	71	63	61	61	59
Wed	59	61	63	68	70	66	66	65	65	67	69	69	70	65	62	61	60
Thu	59	61	63	67	66	65	66	66	66	66	69	70	71	65	62	64	60
Fri	59	60	63	66	65	65	67	69	69	71	69	70	69	64	62	62	60
Sat	59	60	60	61	64	66	70	71	67	67	66	64	62	61	62	61	60
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	63	65	68	70	70	67	67	64	64	63	63	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	60	63	67	65	64	66	66	65	65	68	68	69	61	61	61	60
Tue	59	61	63	70	69	66	66	66	65	64	67	69	71	63	61	61	59
Wed	59	61	63	68	70	66	66	65	65	67	69	69	70	65	62	61	60
Thu	59	61	63	67	66	65	66	66	66	66	69	70	71	65	62	64	60
Fri	59	60	63	66	65	65	67	69	69	71	69	70	69	64	62	62	60
Sat	59	60	60	61	64	66	70	71	67	67	66	64	62	61	62	61	60
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	63	65	68	70	70	67	67	64	64	63	63	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	60	63	67	65	64	66	66	65	65	68	68	69	61	61	61	60
Tue	59	61	63	70	69	66	66	66	65	64	67	69	71	63	61	61	59
Wed	59	61	63	68	70	66	66	65	65	67	69	69	70	65	62	61	60
Thu	59	61	63	67	66	65	66	66	66	66	69	70	71	65	62	64	60
Fri	59	60	63	66	65	65	67	69	69	71	69	70	69	64	62	62	60
Sat	59	60	60	61	64	66	70	71	67	67	66	64	62	61	62	61	60
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	63	65	68	70	70	67	67	64	64	63	63	60