Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Ventura

Right now (8:03 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via US-101 North, usually 61 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 Hollywood 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	59	62	65	67	63	64	66	68	66	66	70	69	71	61	60	59	59
Tue	59	63	64	67	64	65	66	65	64	64	67	71	72	63	63	60	59
Wed	59	62	64	65	62	64	67	65	65	66	70	71	71	63	61	60	60
Thu	59	62	64	66	64	64	67	67	66	66	72	77	75	64	63	61	60
Fri	60	63	65	66	63	65	68	69	70	70	76	77	76	65	63	61	59
Sat	60	62	64	62	64	67	73	74	71	69	70	67	67	62	61	61	60
Sun	60	59	60	59	61	64	66	68	71	71	67	66	64	61	60	60	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Hollywood to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (19 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood (North Cahuenga Boulevard) 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 Hollywood to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 59 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Ventura?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (48 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	62	65	67	63	64	66	68	66	66	70	69	71	61	60	59	59
Tue	59	63	64	67	64	65	66	65	64	64	67	71	72	63	63	60	59
Wed	59	62	64	65	62	64	67	65	65	66	70	71	71	63	61	60	60
Thu	59	62	64	66	64	64	67	67	66	66	72	77	75	64	63	61	60
Fri	60	63	65	66	63	65	68	69	70	70	76	77	76	65	63	61	59
Sat	60	62	64	62	64	67	73	74	71	69	70	67	67	62	61	61	60
Sun	60	59	60	59	61	64	66	68	71	71	67	66	64	61	60	60	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	62	65	67	63	64	66	68	66	66	70	69	71	61	60	59	59
Tue	59	63	64	67	64	65	66	65	64	64	67	71	72	63	63	60	59
Wed	59	62	64	65	62	64	67	65	65	66	70	71	71	63	61	60	60
Thu	59	62	64	66	64	64	67	67	66	66	72	77	75	64	63	61	60
Fri	60	63	65	66	63	65	68	69	70	70	76	77	76	65	63	61	59
Sat	60	62	64	62	64	67	73	74	71	69	70	67	67	62	61	61	60
Sun	60	59	60	59	61	64	66	68	71	71	67	66	64	61	60	60	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	62	65	67	63	64	66	68	66	66	70	69	71	61	60	59	59
Tue	59	63	64	67	64	65	66	65	64	64	67	71	72	63	63	60	59
Wed	59	62	64	65	62	64	67	65	65	66	70	71	71	63	61	60	60
Thu	59	62	64	66	64	64	67	67	66	66	72	77	75	64	63	61	60
Fri	60	63	65	66	63	65	68	69	70	70	76	77	76	65	63	61	59
Sat	60	62	64	62	64	67	73	74	71	69	70	67	67	62	61	61	60
Sun	60	59	60	59	61	64	66	68	71	71	67	66	64	61	60	60	60