Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from LAX to Ventura
Right now (11:21 am PST): about 97 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 87 at this time.
Only 6% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 67 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 90 | 107 | 112 | 106 | 91 | 74 | 70 | 68 |
| Tue | 68 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 92 | 112 | 123 | 113 | 96 | 78 | 71 | 68 |
| Wed | 68 | 76 | 79 | 86 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 86 | 94 | 116 | 125 | 119 | 103 | 83 | 73 | 69 |
| Thu | 68 | 79 | 79 | 87 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 90 | 107 | 121 | 116 | 97 | 82 | 73 | 69 |
| Fri | 67 | 79 | 81 | 86 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 89 | 101 | 113 | 114 | 102 | 86 | 75 | 71 | 69 |
| Sat | 68 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 76 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 69 |
| Sun | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 69 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 66-mile drive from LAX to Ventura (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (91 minutes).
About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (23 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX to Ventura?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from LAX to Ventura?
The 66-mile drive usually takes 67 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from LAX to Ventura?
Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 North in Los Angeles (38 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (13 miles)
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