Best Time to Drive from Camarillo to Carson

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 63 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Camarillo to Carson 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	55	56	58	64	62	62	65	72	85	91	99	104	100	79	61	58	55
Tue	56	56	58	80	72	64	67	99	124	132	174	178	142	103	74	61	56
Wed	56	56	59	71	68	63	69	94	129	168	175	185	152	111	82	64	55
Thu	56	57	59	74	69	66	73	89	123	154	149	153	142	126	98	68	56
Fri	55	56	58	64	62	66	79	111	133	125	122	133	130	109	92	69	56
Sat	56	55	56	57	59	63	71	78	84	94	91	83	73	65	63	61	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	60	63	65	67	68	65	65	64	64	64	63	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Camarillo to Carson (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 187 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Camarillo to central Carson 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 Camarillo to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 187 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Camarillo to Carson?

The 64-mile drive usually takes 55 to 187 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Camarillo to Carson?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 187 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (35 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (28 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	58	64	62	62	65	72	85	91	99	104	100	79	61	58	55
Tue	56	56	58	80	72	64	67	99	124	132	174	178	142	103	74	61	56
Wed	56	56	59	71	68	63	69	94	129	168	175	185	152	111	82	64	55
Thu	56	57	59	74	69	66	73	89	123	154	149	153	142	126	98	68	56
Fri	55	56	58	64	62	66	79	111	133	125	122	133	130	109	92	69	56
Sat	56	55	56	57	59	63	71	78	84	94	91	83	73	65	63	61	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	60	63	65	67	68	65	65	64	64	64	63	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	58	64	62	62	65	72	85	91	99	104	100	79	61	58	55
Tue	56	56	58	80	72	64	67	99	124	132	174	178	142	103	74	61	56
Wed	56	56	59	71	68	63	69	94	129	168	175	185	152	111	82	64	55
Thu	56	57	59	74	69	66	73	89	123	154	149	153	142	126	98	68	56
Fri	55	56	58	64	62	66	79	111	133	125	122	133	130	109	92	69	56
Sat	56	55	56	57	59	63	71	78	84	94	91	83	73	65	63	61	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	60	63	65	67	68	65	65	64	64	64	63	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	58	64	62	62	65	72	85	91	99	104	100	79	61	58	55
Tue	56	56	58	80	72	64	67	99	124	132	174	178	142	103	74	61	56
Wed	56	56	59	71	68	63	69	94	129	168	175	185	152	111	82	64	55
Thu	56	57	59	74	69	66	73	89	123	154	149	153	142	126	98	68	56
Fri	55	56	58	64	62	66	79	111	133	125	122	133	130	109	92	69	56
Sat	56	55	56	57	59	63	71	78	84	94	91	83	73	65	63	61	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	60	63	65	67	68	65	65	64	64	64	63	55