Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Ventura

Right now (8:36 am PST): about 71 minutes via US-101 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 7% 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	108	108	113	106	102	98	102	108	117	119	107	92	84	70	66
Tue	65	76	104	107	111	115	102	99	93	109	123	121	103	90	89	75	65
Wed	64	75	101	102	107	110	103	101	99	109	115	115	106	92	92	79	67
Thu	64	74	101	100	112	108	100	100	105	117	121	119	106	92	91	87	68
Fri	65	73	94	103	105	103	102	105	113	123	116	114	107	93	98	91	69
Sat	67	67	68	73	80	106	111	111	117	117	114	117	110	106	108	97	71
Sun	66	66	66	66	68	76	94	105	112	112	114	111	105	102	99	89	74

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 123 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (119 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 123 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 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Ventura?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 123 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	108	108	113	106	102	98	102	108	117	119	107	92	84	70	66
Tue	65	76	104	107	111	115	102	99	93	109	123	121	103	90	89	75	65
Wed	64	75	101	102	107	110	103	101	99	109	115	115	106	92	92	79	67
Thu	64	74	101	100	112	108	100	100	105	117	121	119	106	92	91	87	68
Fri	65	73	94	103	105	103	102	105	113	123	116	114	107	93	98	91	69
Sat	67	67	68	73	80	106	111	111	117	117	114	117	110	106	108	97	71
Sun	66	66	66	66	68	76	94	105	112	112	114	111	105	102	99	89	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	75	108	108	113	106	102	98	102	108	117	119	107	92	84	70	66
Tue	65	76	104	107	111	115	102	99	93	109	123	121	103	90	89	75	65
Wed	64	75	101	102	107	110	103	101	99	109	115	115	106	92	92	79	67
Thu	64	74	101	100	112	108	100	100	105	117	121	119	106	92	91	87	68
Fri	65	73	94	103	105	103	102	105	113	123	116	114	107	93	98	91	69
Sat	67	67	68	73	80	106	111	111	117	117	114	117	110	106	108	97	71
Sun	66	66	66	66	68	76	94	105	112	112	114	111	105	102	99	89	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	75	108	108	113	106	102	98	102	108	117	119	107	92	84	70	66
Tue	65	76	104	107	111	115	102	99	93	109	123	121	103	90	89	75	65
Wed	64	75	101	102	107	110	103	101	99	109	115	115	106	92	92	79	67
Thu	64	74	101	100	112	108	100	100	105	117	121	119	106	92	91	87	68
Fri	65	73	94	103	105	103	102	105	113	123	116	114	107	93	98	91	69
Sat	67	67	68	73	80	106	111	111	117	117	114	117	110	106	108	97	71
Sun	66	66	66	66	68	76	94	105	112	112	114	111	105	102	99	89	74