Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Ventura

Right now (10:50 pm PST): about 65 minutes via US-101 North.

Only 6% 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 Los Angeles 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	64	67	69	71	70	71	72	74	72	72	78	78	84	72	69	65	64
Tue	64	67	69	72	69	72	73	72	72	72	77	87	90	77	77	65	64
Wed	65	67	69	71	68	70	75	72	71	73	85	91	90	78	71	65	64
Thu	64	67	69	73	69	71	75	74	74	75	88	124	106	83	77	70	65
Fri	63	67	70	71	69	72	74	77	80	83	131	117	108	85	76	70	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	70	71	82	82	81	81	84	84	93	75	70	70	66
Sun	64	64	64	64	66	69	73	76	80	78	75	77	72	70	69	68	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Los Angeles to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (17 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Ventura?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 63 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Ventura?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (54 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	67	69	71	70	71	72	74	72	72	78	78	84	72	69	65	64
Tue	64	67	69	72	69	72	73	72	72	72	77	87	90	77	77	65	64
Wed	65	67	69	71	68	70	75	72	71	73	85	91	90	78	71	65	64
Thu	64	67	69	73	69	71	75	74	74	75	88	124	106	83	77	70	65
Fri	63	67	70	71	69	72	74	77	80	83	131	117	108	85	76	70	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	70	71	82	82	81	81	84	84	93	75	70	70	66
Sun	64	64	64	64	66	69	73	76	80	78	75	77	72	70	69	68	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	67	69	71	70	71	72	74	72	72	78	78	84	72	69	65	64
Tue	64	67	69	72	69	72	73	72	72	72	77	87	90	77	77	65	64
Wed	65	67	69	71	68	70	75	72	71	73	85	91	90	78	71	65	64
Thu	64	67	69	73	69	71	75	74	74	75	88	124	106	83	77	70	65
Fri	63	67	70	71	69	72	74	77	80	83	131	117	108	85	76	70	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	70	71	82	82	81	81	84	84	93	75	70	70	66
Sun	64	64	64	64	66	69	73	76	80	78	75	77	72	70	69	68	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	67	69	71	70	71	72	74	72	72	78	78	84	72	69	65	64
Tue	64	67	69	72	69	72	73	72	72	72	77	87	90	77	77	65	64
Wed	65	67	69	71	68	70	75	72	71	73	85	91	90	78	71	65	64
Thu	64	67	69	73	69	71	75	74	74	75	88	124	106	83	77	70	65
Fri	63	67	70	71	69	72	74	77	80	83	131	117	108	85	76	70	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	70	71	82	82	81	81	84	84	93	75	70	70	66
Sun	64	64	64	64	66	69	73	76	80	78	75	77	72	70	69	68	67