Best Time to Drive from LGB to Ventura

Right now (9:03 am PDT): about 124 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 114 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.

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from LGB to Ventura (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (118 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Ventura to LGB

Freeway, about 72 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 11 miles: 17 to 27 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) to central Ventura along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from LGB 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	81	91	108	109	103	100	99	97	97	102	111	114	107	94	85	82	81
Tue	81	94	118	119	110	103	99	96	97	101	108	115	108	98	87	83	81
Wed	81	95	121	122	114	106	101	99	100	103	113	118	109	100	89	84	82
Thu	81	94	119	121	111	105	104	102	101	107	117	120	111	101	89	84	81
Fri	81	91	107	110	105	105	108	109	111	115	122	123	110	98	89	84	81
Sat	81	82	83	85	93	104	117	116	111	111	105	103	96	92	88	85	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	91	100	108	109	111	103	99	94	90	88	86	82

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 LGB to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 81 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Ventura?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (38 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (34 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	91	108	109	103	100	99	97	97	102	111	114	107	94	85	82	81
Tue	81	94	118	119	110	103	99	96	97	101	108	115	108	98	87	83	81
Wed	81	95	121	122	114	106	101	99	100	103	113	118	109	100	89	84	82
Thu	81	94	119	121	111	105	104	102	101	107	117	120	111	101	89	84	81
Fri	81	91	107	110	105	105	108	109	111	115	122	123	110	98	89	84	81
Sat	81	82	83	85	93	104	117	116	111	111	105	103	96	92	88	85	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	91	100	108	109	111	103	99	94	90	88	86	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	91	108	109	103	100	99	97	97	102	111	114	107	94	85	82	81
Tue	81	94	118	119	110	103	99	96	97	101	108	115	108	98	87	83	81
Wed	81	95	121	122	114	106	101	99	100	103	113	118	109	100	89	84	82
Thu	81	94	119	121	111	105	104	102	101	107	117	120	111	101	89	84	81
Fri	81	91	107	110	105	105	108	109	111	115	122	123	110	98	89	84	81
Sat	81	82	83	85	93	104	117	116	111	111	105	103	96	92	88	85	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	91	100	108	109	111	103	99	94	90	88	86	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	91	108	109	103	100	99	97	97	102	111	114	107	94	85	82	81
Tue	81	94	118	119	110	103	99	96	97	101	108	115	108	98	87	83	81
Wed	81	95	121	122	114	106	101	99	100	103	113	118	109	100	89	84	82
Thu	81	94	119	121	111	105	104	102	101	107	117	120	111	101	89	84	81
Fri	81	91	107	110	105	105	108	109	111	115	122	123	110	98	89	84	81
Sat	81	82	83	85	93	104	117	116	111	111	105	103	96	92	88	85	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	91	100	108	109	111	103	99	94	90	88	86	82