Best Time to Drive from Camarillo to Santa Barbara

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 43 minutes via US-101 North.

Only 30% 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 Santa Barbara 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	42	45	56	58	53	47	50	50	50	49	50	48	45	44	43	43	43
Tue	42	44	58	63	57	48	49	48	47	47	47	46	45	44	43	43	43
Wed	42	44	58	64	61	48	48	48	48	47	48	48	46	44	43	44	43
Thu	42	45	59	64	57	48	49	51	51	50	50	50	46	44	43	43	43
Fri	43	44	52	55	52	49	53	57	57	59	63	60	48	45	44	43	42
Sat	43	43	44	44	46	49	51	57	59	56	51	47	45	44	43	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	49	51	52	50	47	45	44	44	43	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Camarillo to Santa Barbara (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Camarillo to central Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Camarillo to Santa Barbara?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Camarillo to Santa Barbara?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (23 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	56	58	53	47	50	50	50	49	50	48	45	44	43	43	43
Tue	42	44	58	63	57	48	49	48	47	47	47	46	45	44	43	43	43
Wed	42	44	58	64	61	48	48	48	48	47	48	48	46	44	43	44	43
Thu	42	45	59	64	57	48	49	51	51	50	50	50	46	44	43	43	43
Fri	43	44	52	55	52	49	53	57	57	59	63	60	48	45	44	43	42
Sat	43	43	44	44	46	49	51	57	59	56	51	47	45	44	43	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	49	51	52	50	47	45	44	44	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	56	58	53	47	50	50	50	49	50	48	45	44	43	43	43
Tue	42	44	58	63	57	48	49	48	47	47	47	46	45	44	43	43	43
Wed	42	44	58	64	61	48	48	48	48	47	48	48	46	44	43	44	43
Thu	42	45	59	64	57	48	49	51	51	50	50	50	46	44	43	43	43
Fri	43	44	52	55	52	49	53	57	57	59	63	60	48	45	44	43	42
Sat	43	43	44	44	46	49	51	57	59	56	51	47	45	44	43	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	49	51	52	50	47	45	44	44	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	56	58	53	47	50	50	50	49	50	48	45	44	43	43	43
Tue	42	44	58	63	57	48	49	48	47	47	47	46	45	44	43	43	43
Wed	42	44	58	64	61	48	48	48	48	47	48	48	46	44	43	44	43
Thu	42	45	59	64	57	48	49	51	51	50	50	50	46	44	43	43	43
Fri	43	44	52	55	52	49	53	57	57	59	63	60	48	45	44	43	42
Sat	43	43	44	44	46	49	51	57	59	56	51	47	45	44	43	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	49	51	52	50	47	45	44	44	43	42