Best Time to Drive from Chatsworth to Ventura

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 50 minutes via SR-118 West.

None 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 Chatsworth 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	49	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	57	58	55	51	50	50	50
Tue	49	52	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	54	57	56	54	51	50	50	50
Wed	49	52	54	55	55	54	54	54	54	57	61	60	57	52	50	50	50
Thu	50	51	53	55	54	54	54	54	54	56	62	61	57	53	50	50	50
Fri	50	51	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	56	59	57	55	52	50	50	50
Sat	49	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	52	53	52	52	50	50	50	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Chatsworth to Ventura (via SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (19 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chatsworth 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 Chatsworth to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 49 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chatsworth to Ventura?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (24 miles)

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More drives

Ventura to Chatsworth (return trip) · Chatsworth to Fontana · Chatsworth to Lancaster · Chatsworth to Palmdale · Chatsworth to Valencia · Chatsworth to Fullerton · Chatsworth to East Los Angeles · Chatsworth to Costa Mesa · Chatsworth to Inglewood · Chatsworth to Norwalk · Chatsworth to Compton · Chatsworth to South Gate

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	57	58	55	51	50	50	50
Tue	49	52	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	54	57	56	54	51	50	50	50
Wed	49	52	54	55	55	54	54	54	54	57	61	60	57	52	50	50	50
Thu	50	51	53	55	54	54	54	54	54	56	62	61	57	53	50	50	50
Fri	50	51	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	56	59	57	55	52	50	50	50
Sat	49	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	52	53	52	52	50	50	50	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	57	58	55	51	50	50	50
Tue	49	52	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	54	57	56	54	51	50	50	50
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Sat	49	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	52	53	52	52	50	50	50	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	57	58	55	51	50	50	50
Tue	49	52	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	54	57	56	54	51	50	50	50
Wed	49	52	54	55	55	54	54	54	54	57	61	60	57	52	50	50	50
Thu	50	51	53	55	54	54	54	54	54	56	62	61	57	53	50	50	50
Fri	50	51	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	56	59	57	55	52	50	50	50
Sat	49	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	52	53	52	52	50	50	50	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	49