Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Ventura

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via US-101 North, usually 82 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 East Los Angeles 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	64	75	90	92	93	91	89	86	88	89	90	97	109	89	75	68	66
Tue	65	75	92	92	92	97	91	88	81	85	92	114	119	99	79	70	66
Wed	64	74	87	89	89	94	89	87	86	87	92	115	121	104	85	74	67
Thu	64	74	87	90	89	93	90	87	87	89	97	107	118	98	84	77	68
Fri	65	75	83	87	93	89	90	89	89	89	91	96	93	86	81	79	67
Sat	66	67	68	71	78	93	99	92	92	90	87	88	85	82	87	82	67
Sun	66	66	66	66	68	74	82	86	90	89	89	95	85	82	80	79	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 122 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 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Ventura?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 64 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Ventura?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (56 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	75	90	92	93	91	89	86	88	89	90	97	109	89	75	68	66
Tue	65	75	92	92	92	97	91	88	81	85	92	114	119	99	79	70	66
Wed	64	74	87	89	89	94	89	87	86	87	92	115	121	104	85	74	67
Thu	64	74	87	90	89	93	90	87	87	89	97	107	118	98	84	77	68
Fri	65	75	83	87	93	89	90	89	89	89	91	96	93	86	81	79	67
Sat	66	67	68	71	78	93	99	92	92	90	87	88	85	82	87	82	67
Sun	66	66	66	66	68	74	82	86	90	89	89	95	85	82	80	79	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	75	90	92	93	91	89	86	88	89	90	97	109	89	75	68	66
Tue	65	75	92	92	92	97	91	88	81	85	92	114	119	99	79	70	66
Wed	64	74	87	89	89	94	89	87	86	87	92	115	121	104	85	74	67
Thu	64	74	87	90	89	93	90	87	87	89	97	107	118	98	84	77	68
Fri	65	75	83	87	93	89	90	89	89	89	91	96	93	86	81	79	67
Sat	66	67	68	71	78	93	99	92	92	90	87	88	85	82	87	82	67
Sun	66	66	66	66	68	74	82	86	90	89	89	95	85	82	80	79	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	75	90	92	93	91	89	86	88	89	90	97	109	89	75	68	66
Tue	65	75	92	92	92	97	91	88	81	85	92	114	119	99	79	70	66
Wed	64	74	87	89	89	94	89	87	86	87	92	115	121	104	85	74	67
Thu	64	74	87	90	89	93	90	87	87	89	97	107	118	98	84	77	68
Fri	65	75	83	87	93	89	90	89	89	89	91	96	93	86	81	79	67
Sat	66	67	68	71	78	93	99	92	92	90	87	88	85	82	87	82	67
Sun	66	66	66	66	68	74	82	86	90	89	89	95	85	82	80	79	69