Best Time to Drive from LGB to Ventura

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 117 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 5% 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 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	83	85	88	86	88	90	94	96	135	179	185	161	126	97	85	82
Tue	81	84	88	89	87	89	90	91	95	120	180	186	162	128	101	85	82
Wed	81	84	86	91	87	88	89	90	98	116	170	183	170	142	110	88	84
Thu	83	85	87	91	88	90	93	97	107	121	164	179	160	130	103	88	84
Fri	82	84	86	92	90	90	94	96	104	125	158	170	151	120	94	85	82
Sat	81	83	82	84	87	93	101	98	94	92	91	94	88	85	84	83	82
Sun	81	81	80	81	83	87	89	93	94	95	89	90	87	84	84	83	81

About this drive

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 189 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (17 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 189 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 81 to 189 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Ventura?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 189 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Ventura to LGB (return trip) · LGB to Los Angeles · LGB to Santa Monica · LGB to Pasadena · LGB to West Covina · LGB to Burbank · LGB to Glendale · LGB to Santa Clarita · LGB to Van Nuys · LGB to LAX · LGB to Hollywood · LGB to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	83	85	88	86	88	90	94	96	135	179	185	161	126	97	85	82
Tue	81	84	88	89	87	89	90	91	95	120	180	186	162	128	101	85	82
Wed	81	84	86	91	87	88	89	90	98	116	170	183	170	142	110	88	84
Thu	83	85	87	91	88	90	93	97	107	121	164	179	160	130	103	88	84
Fri	82	84	86	92	90	90	94	96	104	125	158	170	151	120	94	85	82
Sat	81	83	82	84	87	93	101	98	94	92	91	94	88	85	84	83	82
Sun	81	81	80	81	83	87	89	93	94	95	89	90	87	84	84	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	83	85	88	86	88	90	94	96	135	179	185	161	126	97	85	82
Tue	81	84	88	89	87	89	90	91	95	120	180	186	162	128	101	85	82
Wed	81	84	86	91	87	88	89	90	98	116	170	183	170	142	110	88	84
Thu	83	85	87	91	88	90	93	97	107	121	164	179	160	130	103	88	84
Fri	82	84	86	92	90	90	94	96	104	125	158	170	151	120	94	85	82
Sat	81	83	82	84	87	93	101	98	94	92	91	94	88	85	84	83	82
Sun	81	81	80	81	83	87	89	93	94	95	89	90	87	84	84	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	83	85	88	86	88	90	94	96	135	179	185	161	126	97	85	82
Tue	81	84	88	89	87	89	90	91	95	120	180	186	162	128	101	85	82
Wed	81	84	86	91	87	88	89	90	98	116	170	183	170	142	110	88	84
Thu	83	85	87	91	88	90	93	97	107	121	164	179	160	130	103	88	84
Fri	82	84	86	92	90	90	94	96	104	125	158	170	151	120	94	85	82
Sat	81	83	82	84	87	93	101	98	94	92	91	94	88	85	84	83	82
Sun	81	81	80	81	83	87	89	93	94	95	89	90	87	84	84	83	81