Best Time to Drive from Compton to Ventura

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 98 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 114 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Compton 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	72	74	76	78	77	78	80	82	84	105	138	156	146	114	86	75	72
Tue	72	75	78	79	78	80	80	80	83	99	143	162	145	115	90	76	73
Wed	71	75	76	80	77	79	79	80	85	97	138	156	150	127	100	79	74
Thu	73	76	78	79	79	80	83	86	93	101	131	154	142	116	92	78	74
Fri	72	76	77	81	79	80	84	85	90	104	128	146	135	108	84	76	73
Sat	72	73	73	75	78	84	91	86	83	81	80	83	78	76	75	74	73
Sun	72	71	71	72	74	77	80	82	81	80	78	78	76	76	75	75	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Compton to Ventura (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 162 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 162 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 71 to 162 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Ventura?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 162 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (51 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	74	76	78	77	78	80	82	84	105	138	156	146	114	86	75	72
Tue	72	75	78	79	78	80	80	80	83	99	143	162	145	115	90	76	73
Wed	71	75	76	80	77	79	79	80	85	97	138	156	150	127	100	79	74
Thu	73	76	78	79	79	80	83	86	93	101	131	154	142	116	92	78	74
Fri	72	76	77	81	79	80	84	85	90	104	128	146	135	108	84	76	73
Sat	72	73	73	75	78	84	91	86	83	81	80	83	78	76	75	74	73
Sun	72	71	71	72	74	77	80	82	81	80	78	78	76	76	75	75	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	74	76	78	77	78	80	82	84	105	138	156	146	114	86	75	72
Tue	72	75	78	79	78	80	80	80	83	99	143	162	145	115	90	76	73
Wed	71	75	76	80	77	79	79	80	85	97	138	156	150	127	100	79	74
Thu	73	76	78	79	79	80	83	86	93	101	131	154	142	116	92	78	74
Fri	72	76	77	81	79	80	84	85	90	104	128	146	135	108	84	76	73
Sat	72	73	73	75	78	84	91	86	83	81	80	83	78	76	75	74	73
Sun	72	71	71	72	74	77	80	82	81	80	78	78	76	76	75	75	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	74	76	78	77	78	80	82	84	105	138	156	146	114	86	75	72
Tue	72	75	78	79	78	80	80	80	83	99	143	162	145	115	90	76	73
Wed	71	75	76	80	77	79	79	80	85	97	138	156	150	127	100	79	74
Thu	73	76	78	79	79	80	83	86	93	101	131	154	142	116	92	78	74
Fri	72	76	77	81	79	80	84	85	90	104	128	146	135	108	84	76	73
Sat	72	73	73	75	78	84	91	86	83	81	80	83	78	76	75	74	73
Sun	72	71	71	72	74	77	80	82	81	80	78	78	76	76	75	75	72