Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Ventura

Right now (5:50 am PST): about 84 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 110 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	81	95	122	116	113	110	102	101	101	109	126	127	118	102	87	84	82
Tue	81	110	178	166	143	130	119	103	104	110	126	136	124	110	91	85	82
Wed	81	110	185	176	147	129	114	106	107	109	129	137	128	116	93	86	82
Thu	82	110	170	157	131	130	117	109	105	111	123	135	123	109	92	86	82
Fri	80	110	162	138	118	112	123	117	114	122	128	126	111	97	88	86	82
Sat	83	84	84	88	92	105	116	111	115	116	108	105	100	92	96	89	83
Sun	83	82	84	84	86	90	100	109	125	121	115	100	98	93	91	90	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 80 minutes and up to 186 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 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (127 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 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 186 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 80 to 186 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Ventura?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 186 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	81	95	122	116	113	110	102	101	101	109	126	127	118	102	87	84	82
Tue	81	110	178	166	143	130	119	103	104	110	126	136	124	110	91	85	82
Wed	81	110	185	176	147	129	114	106	107	109	129	137	128	116	93	86	82
Thu	82	110	170	157	131	130	117	109	105	111	123	135	123	109	92	86	82
Fri	80	110	162	138	118	112	123	117	114	122	128	126	111	97	88	86	82
Sat	83	84	84	88	92	105	116	111	115	116	108	105	100	92	96	89	83
Sun	83	82	84	84	86	90	100	109	125	121	115	100	98	93	91	90	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	95	122	116	113	110	102	101	101	109	126	127	118	102	87	84	82
Tue	81	110	178	166	143	130	119	103	104	110	126	136	124	110	91	85	82
Wed	81	110	185	176	147	129	114	106	107	109	129	137	128	116	93	86	82
Thu	82	110	170	157	131	130	117	109	105	111	123	135	123	109	92	86	82
Fri	80	110	162	138	118	112	123	117	114	122	128	126	111	97	88	86	82
Sat	83	84	84	88	92	105	116	111	115	116	108	105	100	92	96	89	83
Sun	83	82	84	84	86	90	100	109	125	121	115	100	98	93	91	90	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	95	122	116	113	110	102	101	101	109	126	127	118	102	87	84	82
Tue	81	110	178	166	143	130	119	103	104	110	126	136	124	110	91	85	82
Wed	81	110	185	176	147	129	114	106	107	109	129	137	128	116	93	86	82
Thu	82	110	170	157	131	130	117	109	105	111	123	135	123	109	92	86	82
Fri	80	110	162	138	118	112	123	117	114	122	128	126	111	97	88	86	82
Sat	83	84	84	88	92	105	116	111	115	116	108	105	100	92	96	89	83
Sun	83	82	84	84	86	90	100	109	125	121	115	100	98	93	91	90	83