Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Ventura

Right now (4:05 am PDT): about 84 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 83 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 Long Beach 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	83	84	87	90	87	90	92	94	98	140	183	187	163	127	98	86	83
Tue	83	85	89	91	89	91	91	92	97	124	185	188	164	130	102	87	83
Wed	82	86	87	93	88	90	91	92	99	119	174	186	172	143	112	90	86
Thu	85	87	89	92	90	91	95	99	109	125	168	181	162	132	104	90	85
Fri	84	86	88	93	91	92	95	97	106	128	161	173	153	121	96	87	84
Sat	83	85	84	86	88	96	100	98	95	92	92	96	89	87	86	85	84
Sun	82	82	82	83	84	88	91	94	95	97	91	91	89	86	85	85	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Long Beach to Ventura (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 193 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 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (18 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 193 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Ventura?

The 85-mile drive usually takes 82 to 193 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Ventura?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 193 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (38 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (32 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	84	87	90	87	90	92	94	98	140	183	187	163	127	98	86	83
Tue	83	85	89	91	89	91	91	92	97	124	185	188	164	130	102	87	83
Wed	82	86	87	93	88	90	91	92	99	119	174	186	172	143	112	90	86
Thu	85	87	89	92	90	91	95	99	109	125	168	181	162	132	104	90	85
Fri	84	86	88	93	91	92	95	97	106	128	161	173	153	121	96	87	84
Sat	83	85	84	86	88	96	100	98	95	92	92	96	89	87	86	85	84
Sun	82	82	82	83	84	88	91	94	95	97	91	91	89	86	85	85	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	84	87	90	87	90	92	94	98	140	183	187	163	127	98	86	83
Tue	83	85	89	91	89	91	91	92	97	124	185	188	164	130	102	87	83
Wed	82	86	87	93	88	90	91	92	99	119	174	186	172	143	112	90	86
Thu	85	87	89	92	90	91	95	99	109	125	168	181	162	132	104	90	85
Fri	84	86	88	93	91	92	95	97	106	128	161	173	153	121	96	87	84
Sat	83	85	84	86	88	96	100	98	95	92	92	96	89	87	86	85	84
Sun	82	82	82	83	84	88	91	94	95	97	91	91	89	86	85	85	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	84	87	90	87	90	92	94	98	140	183	187	163	127	98	86	83
Tue	83	85	89	91	89	91	91	92	97	124	185	188	164	130	102	87	83
Wed	82	86	87	93	88	90	91	92	99	119	174	186	172	143	112	90	86
Thu	85	87	89	92	90	91	95	99	109	125	168	181	162	132	104	90	85
Fri	84	86	88	93	91	92	95	97	106	128	161	173	153	121	96	87	84
Sat	83	85	84	86	88	96	100	98	95	92	92	96	89	87	86	85	84
Sun	82	82	82	83	84	88	91	94	95	97	91	91	89	86	85	85	83