Best Time to Drive from Camarillo to Los Angeles

Right now (3:05 am PDT): about 47 minutes via US-101 South.

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 Camarillo to Los Angeles 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	45	47	48	51	52	52	54	56	58	65	79	75	78	69	60	50	46
Tue	45	47	48	51	52	54	55	55	58	72	75	71	74	68	63	52	46
Wed	45	47	48	49	51	52	52	55	56	62	69	83	83	67	62	54	46
Thu	45	48	48	50	51	51	54	54	55	73	86	91	82	70	64	56	47
Fri	45	47	48	49	51	53	55	64	67	85	92	90	88	81	61	53	46
Sat	45	45	47	48	50	51	55	57	64	60	62	59	62	57	56	54	46
Sun	46	45	45	46	48	50	52	52	53	56	69	64	65	56	55	54	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Camarillo to Los Angeles (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.6 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Camarillo to Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Camarillo to Los Angeles?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 45 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Camarillo to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (51 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	48	51	52	52	54	56	58	65	79	75	78	69	60	50	46
Tue	45	47	48	51	52	54	55	55	58	72	75	71	74	68	63	52	46
Wed	45	47	48	49	51	52	52	55	56	62	69	83	83	67	62	54	46
Thu	45	48	48	50	51	51	54	54	55	73	86	91	82	70	64	56	47
Fri	45	47	48	49	51	53	55	64	67	85	92	90	88	81	61	53	46
Sat	45	45	47	48	50	51	55	57	64	60	62	59	62	57	56	54	46
Sun	46	45	45	46	48	50	52	52	53	56	69	64	65	56	55	54	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	48	51	52	52	54	56	58	65	79	75	78	69	60	50	46
Tue	45	47	48	51	52	54	55	55	58	72	75	71	74	68	63	52	46
Wed	45	47	48	49	51	52	52	55	56	62	69	83	83	67	62	54	46
Thu	45	48	48	50	51	51	54	54	55	73	86	91	82	70	64	56	47
Fri	45	47	48	49	51	53	55	64	67	85	92	90	88	81	61	53	46
Sat	45	45	47	48	50	51	55	57	64	60	62	59	62	57	56	54	46
Sun	46	45	45	46	48	50	52	52	53	56	69	64	65	56	55	54	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	48	51	52	52	54	56	58	65	79	75	78	69	60	50	46
Tue	45	47	48	51	52	54	55	55	58	72	75	71	74	68	63	52	46
Wed	45	47	48	49	51	52	52	55	56	62	69	83	83	67	62	54	46
Thu	45	48	48	50	51	51	54	54	55	73	86	91	82	70	64	56	47
Fri	45	47	48	49	51	53	55	64	67	85	92	90	88	81	61	53	46
Sat	45	45	47	48	50	51	55	57	64	60	62	59	62	57	56	54	46
Sun	46	45	45	46	48	50	52	52	53	56	69	64	65	56	55	54	47