Best Time to Drive from Downey to Ventura

Right now (9:03 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via US-101 North, usually 79 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Downey 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	77	93	113	113	113	107	103	102	101	105	108	124	122	99	86	79	77
Tue	77	94	113	119	116	114	106	102	95	102	109	137	134	107	90	81	77
Wed	76	93	109	114	116	111	103	101	100	103	114	137	135	112	95	84	79
Thu	77	90	109	115	114	108	105	103	102	105	118	128	131	109	95	88	80
Fri	78	91	101	107	109	103	105	105	108	107	112	114	107	97	95	90	79
Sat	78	79	80	83	93	109	122	111	110	106	105	104	99	97	102	93	80
Sun	78	77	77	78	80	88	98	104	109	109	107	111	100	97	94	91	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Downey to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (122 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (21 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey 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 Downey to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 76 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Ventura?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (43 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Ventura to Downey (return trip) · Downey to Los Angeles · Downey to Santa Monica · Downey to Long Beach · Downey to West Covina · Downey to Burbank · Downey to Glendale · Downey to Santa Clarita · Downey to Van Nuys · Downey to LAX · Downey to Hollywood · Downey to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	93	113	113	113	107	103	102	101	105	108	124	122	99	86	79	77
Tue	77	94	113	119	116	114	106	102	95	102	109	137	134	107	90	81	77
Wed	76	93	109	114	116	111	103	101	100	103	114	137	135	112	95	84	79
Thu	77	90	109	115	114	108	105	103	102	105	118	128	131	109	95	88	80
Fri	78	91	101	107	109	103	105	105	108	107	112	114	107	97	95	90	79
Sat	78	79	80	83	93	109	122	111	110	106	105	104	99	97	102	93	80
Sun	78	77	77	78	80	88	98	104	109	109	107	111	100	97	94	91	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	93	113	113	113	107	103	102	101	105	108	124	122	99	86	79	77
Tue	77	94	113	119	116	114	106	102	95	102	109	137	134	107	90	81	77
Wed	76	93	109	114	116	111	103	101	100	103	114	137	135	112	95	84	79
Thu	77	90	109	115	114	108	105	103	102	105	118	128	131	109	95	88	80
Fri	78	91	101	107	109	103	105	105	108	107	112	114	107	97	95	90	79
Sat	78	79	80	83	93	109	122	111	110	106	105	104	99	97	102	93	80
Sun	78	77	77	78	80	88	98	104	109	109	107	111	100	97	94	91	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	93	113	113	113	107	103	102	101	105	108	124	122	99	86	79	77
Tue	77	94	113	119	116	114	106	102	95	102	109	137	134	107	90	81	77
Wed	76	93	109	114	116	111	103	101	100	103	114	137	135	112	95	84	79
Thu	77	90	109	115	114	108	105	103	102	105	118	128	131	109	95	88	80
Fri	78	91	101	107	109	103	105	105	108	107	112	114	107	97	95	90	79
Sat	78	79	80	83	93	109	122	111	110	106	105	104	99	97	102	93	80
Sun	78	77	77	78	80	88	98	104	109	109	107	111	100	97	94	91	81