Best Time to Drive from Compton 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 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	71	81	96	96	94	92	89	87	88	93	110	111	109	94	77	74	72
Tue	71	85	135	132	115	107	100	90	91	96	112	123	114	101	81	74	72
Wed	71	87	135	140	121	105	97	92	93	97	115	124	120	107	85	76	72
Thu	71	91	132	130	108	105	100	93	93	96	109	120	117	100	84	75	72
Fri	70	89	129	119	96	96	101	100	98	105	112	113	103	88	78	75	72
Sat	73	73	74	76	81	94	102	98	98	98	93	92	88	80	83	77	73
Sun	72	72	73	73	75	80	86	94	100	101	96	88	84	82	79	78	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 70 minutes and up to 143 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 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (103 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 7 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 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 70 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Ventura?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 143 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	71	81	96	96	94	92	89	87	88	93	110	111	109	94	77	74	72
Tue	71	85	135	132	115	107	100	90	91	96	112	123	114	101	81	74	72
Wed	71	87	135	140	121	105	97	92	93	97	115	124	120	107	85	76	72
Thu	71	91	132	130	108	105	100	93	93	96	109	120	117	100	84	75	72
Fri	70	89	129	119	96	96	101	100	98	105	112	113	103	88	78	75	72
Sat	73	73	74	76	81	94	102	98	98	98	93	92	88	80	83	77	73
Sun	72	72	73	73	75	80	86	94	100	101	96	88	84	82	79	78	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	81	96	96	94	92	89	87	88	93	110	111	109	94	77	74	72
Tue	71	85	135	132	115	107	100	90	91	96	112	123	114	101	81	74	72
Wed	71	87	135	140	121	105	97	92	93	97	115	124	120	107	85	76	72
Thu	71	91	132	130	108	105	100	93	93	96	109	120	117	100	84	75	72
Fri	70	89	129	119	96	96	101	100	98	105	112	113	103	88	78	75	72
Sat	73	73	74	76	81	94	102	98	98	98	93	92	88	80	83	77	73
Sun	72	72	73	73	75	80	86	94	100	101	96	88	84	82	79	78	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	81	96	96	94	92	89	87	88	93	110	111	109	94	77	74	72
Tue	71	85	135	132	115	107	100	90	91	96	112	123	114	101	81	74	72
Wed	71	87	135	140	121	105	97	92	93	97	115	124	120	107	85	76	72
Thu	71	91	132	130	108	105	100	93	93	96	109	120	117	100	84	75	72
Fri	70	89	129	119	96	96	101	100	98	105	112	113	103	88	78	75	72
Sat	73	73	74	76	81	94	102	98	98	98	93	92	88	80	83	77	73
Sun	72	72	73	73	75	80	86	94	100	101	96	88	84	82	79	78	72