Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Camarillo to Santa Maria
Right now (12:51 am PST): about 120 minutes via US-101 North.
Only 25% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 117 | 125 | 134 | 130 | 123 | 122 | 124 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 123 | 120 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 117 |
| Tue | 117 | 126 | 137 | 133 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 122 | 123 | 125 | 123 | 120 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 117 |
| Wed | 117 | 126 | 140 | 135 | 125 | 123 | 124 | 123 | 123 | 124 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 119 | 119 | 118 | 118 |
| Thu | 117 | 127 | 137 | 135 | 124 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 124 | 125 | 128 | 125 | 121 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 117 |
| Fri | 118 | 123 | 131 | 127 | 124 | 124 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 133 | 136 | 129 | 122 | 121 | 119 | 118 | 117 |
| Sat | 118 | 119 | 119 | 120 | 123 | 124 | 126 | 130 | 128 | 124 | 122 | 120 | 119 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 118 |
| Sun | 117 | 117 | 118 | 118 | 119 | 121 | 122 | 124 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 118 | 117 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 119-mile drive from Camarillo to Santa Maria (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 117 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 125 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (130 minutes).
About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 55 miles surface streets (about 41 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Camarillo to central Santa Maria 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 Maria?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 117 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Camarillo to Santa Maria?
The 119-mile drive usually takes 117 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 125 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Camarillo to Santa Maria?
Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 North in Los Angeles (23 miles)
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