Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Ventura

Right now (6:34 am PDT): about 66 minutes via US-101 North, usually 67 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 Culver City 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	61	65	70	77	73	72	73	74	73	77	88	93	92	78	68	64	62
Tue	62	65	71	77	73	73	72	73	73	77	85	96	92	81	70	65	62
Wed	62	65	71	78	73	72	74	73	74	78	89	97	91	82	72	65	62
Thu	62	65	71	80	74	72	75	77	76	80	90	99	93	83	72	66	63
Fri	62	65	70	77	73	74	78	80	82	88	96	102	93	81	71	65	62
Sat	62	62	63	65	69	78	85	89	82	81	78	79	73	70	67	65	62
Sun	62	62	62	62	64	68	73	80	82	85	80	75	73	68	66	65	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Culver City to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (18 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Culver City (Duquesne Avenue) 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 Culver City to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Culver City to Ventura?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 61 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to Ventura?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (38 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	65	70	77	73	72	73	74	73	77	88	93	92	78	68	64	62
Tue	62	65	71	77	73	73	72	73	73	77	85	96	92	81	70	65	62
Wed	62	65	71	78	73	72	74	73	74	78	89	97	91	82	72	65	62
Thu	62	65	71	80	74	72	75	77	76	80	90	99	93	83	72	66	63
Fri	62	65	70	77	73	74	78	80	82	88	96	102	93	81	71	65	62
Sat	62	62	63	65	69	78	85	89	82	81	78	79	73	70	67	65	62
Sun	62	62	62	62	64	68	73	80	82	85	80	75	73	68	66	65	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	65	70	77	73	72	73	74	73	77	88	93	92	78	68	64	62
Tue	62	65	71	77	73	73	72	73	73	77	85	96	92	81	70	65	62
Wed	62	65	71	78	73	72	74	73	74	78	89	97	91	82	72	65	62
Thu	62	65	71	80	74	72	75	77	76	80	90	99	93	83	72	66	63
Fri	62	65	70	77	73	74	78	80	82	88	96	102	93	81	71	65	62
Sat	62	62	63	65	69	78	85	89	82	81	78	79	73	70	67	65	62
Sun	62	62	62	62	64	68	73	80	82	85	80	75	73	68	66	65	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	65	70	77	73	72	73	74	73	77	88	93	92	78	68	64	62
Tue	62	65	71	77	73	73	72	73	73	77	85	96	92	81	70	65	62
Wed	62	65	71	78	73	72	74	73	74	78	89	97	91	82	72	65	62
Thu	62	65	71	80	74	72	75	77	76	80	90	99	93	83	72	66	63
Fri	62	65	70	77	73	74	78	80	82	88	96	102	93	81	71	65	62
Sat	62	62	63	65	69	78	85	89	82	81	78	79	73	70	67	65	62
Sun	62	62	62	62	64	68	73	80	82	85	80	75	73	68	66	65	62