Best Time to Drive from Monterey Park to Ventura

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via US-101 North, usually 70 at this time.

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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Monterey Park to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Monterey Park to Ventura?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 65 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monterey Park to Ventura?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (68 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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