Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Santa Barbara

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 96 minutes via US-101 North and SR-126 West, usually 92 at this time.

Only 15% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Canyon Country to Santa Barbara (via US-101 North and SR-126 West) usually takes as little as 92 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 3:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 57 miles surface streets (40 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Santa Barbara?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 3:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 92 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Santa Barbara?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 92 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Santa Barbara?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

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