Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Santa Paula

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 96 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 82 at this time.

Only 1% 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 65-mile drive from Los Angeles to Santa Paula (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Paula to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 38 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 27 miles: 36 to 40 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 Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Santa Paula 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 Los Angeles to Santa Paula 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	69	72	76	78	80	79	78	78	77	78	82	88	90	86	77	73	70
Tue	69	72	75	77	78	79	77	77	77	77	82	87	90	87	78	74	70
Wed	69	72	76	78	80	81	79	78	79	79	82	88	91	87	79	74	70
Thu	69	72	76	79	79	80	79	78	77	78	83	91	93	87	79	74	70
Fri	69	72	75	77	77	77	77	79	80	83	93	96	94	87	78	74	70
Sat	69	70	70	71	72	74	76	77	78	78	78	77	78	76	74	72	70
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	71	74	77	79	82	83	82	81	79	76	73	70

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 Los Angeles to Santa Paula?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Santa Paula?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 69 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Santa Paula?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	76	78	80	79	78	78	77	78	82	88	90	86	77	73	70
Tue	69	72	75	77	78	79	77	77	77	77	82	87	90	87	78	74	70
Wed	69	72	76	78	80	81	79	78	79	79	82	88	91	87	79	74	70
Thu	69	72	76	79	79	80	79	78	77	78	83	91	93	87	79	74	70
Fri	69	72	75	77	77	77	77	79	80	83	93	96	94	87	78	74	70
Sat	69	70	70	71	72	74	76	77	78	78	78	77	78	76	74	72	70
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	71	74	77	79	82	83	82	81	79	76	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	76	78	80	79	78	78	77	78	82	88	90	86	77	73	70
Tue	69	72	75	77	78	79	77	77	77	77	82	87	90	87	78	74	70
Wed	69	72	76	78	80	81	79	78	79	79	82	88	91	87	79	74	70
Thu	69	72	76	79	79	80	79	78	77	78	83	91	93	87	79	74	70
Fri	69	72	75	77	77	77	77	79	80	83	93	96	94	87	78	74	70
Sat	69	70	70	71	72	74	76	77	78	78	78	77	78	76	74	72	70
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	71	74	77	79	82	83	82	81	79	76	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	76	78	80	79	78	78	77	78	82	88	90	86	77	73	70
Tue	69	72	75	77	78	79	77	77	77	77	82	87	90	87	78	74	70
Wed	69	72	76	78	80	81	79	78	79	79	82	88	91	87	79	74	70
Thu	69	72	76	79	79	80	79	78	77	78	83	91	93	87	79	74	70
Fri	69	72	75	77	77	77	77	79	80	83	93	96	94	87	78	74	70
Sat	69	70	70	71	72	74	76	77	78	78	78	77	78	76	74	72	70
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	71	74	77	79	82	83	82	81	79	76	73	70