Best Time to Drive from LGB to Ventura

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 94 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 85 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	79	93	120	114	111	108	101	100	100	107	126	126	118	101	86	83	81
Tue	79	105	174	164	141	128	118	102	103	109	126	135	124	109	89	83	81
Wed	80	108	180	173	145	127	113	106	106	109	129	137	128	116	92	85	81
Thu	80	108	168	155	129	128	116	108	104	110	123	135	123	108	91	84	81
Fri	79	108	159	136	116	112	122	117	113	121	128	126	110	96	86	84	81
Sat	81	82	83	86	91	105	117	111	114	115	108	104	99	91	94	87	82
Sun	81	81	82	82	84	89	99	108	124	120	114	99	96	92	89	88	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 79 minutes and up to 183 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am 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 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (127 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 27 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 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 183 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 79 to 183 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Ventura?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 183 minutes.

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	79	93	120	114	111	108	101	100	100	107	126	126	118	101	86	83	81
Tue	79	105	174	164	141	128	118	102	103	109	126	135	124	109	89	83	81
Wed	80	108	180	173	145	127	113	106	106	109	129	137	128	116	92	85	81
Thu	80	108	168	155	129	128	116	108	104	110	123	135	123	108	91	84	81
Fri	79	108	159	136	116	112	122	117	113	121	128	126	110	96	86	84	81
Sat	81	82	83	86	91	105	117	111	114	115	108	104	99	91	94	87	82
Sun	81	81	82	82	84	89	99	108	124	120	114	99	96	92	89	88	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	93	120	114	111	108	101	100	100	107	126	126	118	101	86	83	81
Tue	79	105	174	164	141	128	118	102	103	109	126	135	124	109	89	83	81
Wed	80	108	180	173	145	127	113	106	106	109	129	137	128	116	92	85	81
Thu	80	108	168	155	129	128	116	108	104	110	123	135	123	108	91	84	81
Fri	79	108	159	136	116	112	122	117	113	121	128	126	110	96	86	84	81
Sat	81	82	83	86	91	105	117	111	114	115	108	104	99	91	94	87	82
Sun	81	81	82	82	84	89	99	108	124	120	114	99	96	92	89	88	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	93	120	114	111	108	101	100	100	107	126	126	118	101	86	83	81
Tue	79	105	174	164	141	128	118	102	103	109	126	135	124	109	89	83	81
Wed	80	108	180	173	145	127	113	106	106	109	129	137	128	116	92	85	81
Thu	80	108	168	155	129	128	116	108	104	110	123	135	123	108	91	84	81
Fri	79	108	159	136	116	112	122	117	113	121	128	126	110	96	86	84	81
Sat	81	82	83	86	91	105	117	111	114	115	108	104	99	91	94	87	82
Sun	81	81	82	82	84	89	99	108	124	120	114	99	96	92	89	88	81