Best Time to Drive from Carson to Ventura

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 100 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Carson to Ventura 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	70	80	98	97	94	93	88	86	88	92	108	109	107	92	76	73	71
Tue	70	85	141	139	119	108	101	89	90	95	109	121	113	100	80	73	71
Wed	70	87	144	147	124	107	97	91	92	95	113	122	118	106	84	75	72
Thu	70	91	138	134	111	107	101	92	92	95	107	117	115	99	82	74	71
Fri	69	90	135	121	96	96	103	100	97	104	110	110	101	87	77	74	71
Sat	72	72	73	75	80	92	100	96	98	98	93	92	88	79	83	76	72
Sun	71	71	72	72	74	78	85	93	100	101	96	88	84	81	79	77	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Carson to Ventura (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 151 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (103 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 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 Carson to central Ventura 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 Carson to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 151 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 69 to 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Ventura?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 151 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (51 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

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More drives

Ventura to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Oxnard · Carson to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	80	98	97	94	93	88	86	88	92	108	109	107	92	76	73	71
Tue	70	85	141	139	119	108	101	89	90	95	109	121	113	100	80	73	71
Wed	70	87	144	147	124	107	97	91	92	95	113	122	118	106	84	75	72
Thu	70	91	138	134	111	107	101	92	92	95	107	117	115	99	82	74	71
Fri	69	90	135	121	96	96	103	100	97	104	110	110	101	87	77	74	71
Sat	72	72	73	75	80	92	100	96	98	98	93	92	88	79	83	76	72
Sun	71	71	72	72	74	78	85	93	100	101	96	88	84	81	79	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	80	98	97	94	93	88	86	88	92	108	109	107	92	76	73	71
Tue	70	85	141	139	119	108	101	89	90	95	109	121	113	100	80	73	71
Wed	70	87	144	147	124	107	97	91	92	95	113	122	118	106	84	75	72
Thu	70	91	138	134	111	107	101	92	92	95	107	117	115	99	82	74	71
Fri	69	90	135	121	96	96	103	100	97	104	110	110	101	87	77	74	71
Sat	72	72	73	75	80	92	100	96	98	98	93	92	88	79	83	76	72
Sun	71	71	72	72	74	78	85	93	100	101	96	88	84	81	79	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	80	98	97	94	93	88	86	88	92	108	109	107	92	76	73	71
Tue	70	85	141	139	119	108	101	89	90	95	109	121	113	100	80	73	71
Wed	70	87	144	147	124	107	97	91	92	95	113	122	118	106	84	75	72
Thu	70	91	138	134	111	107	101	92	92	95	107	117	115	99	82	74	71
Fri	69	90	135	121	96	96	103	100	97	104	110	110	101	87	77	74	71
Sat	72	72	73	75	80	92	100	96	98	98	93	92	88	79	83	76	72
Sun	71	71	72	72	74	78	85	93	100	101	96	88	84	81	79	77	72