Best Time to Drive from North Hills to Ventura

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via US-101 North, usually 50 at this time.

Only 8% 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 North Hills 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	48	51	53	54	52	52	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	50	49	49	49
Tue	48	52	52	55	52	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	55	50	50	49	49
Wed	49	51	52	53	52	52	54	54	53	55	55	54	55	52	51	50	50
Thu	49	52	53	54	53	53	55	55	54	54	56	57	54	51	51	50	50
Fri	50	53	54	54	52	53	55	56	56	56	56	54	53	51	50	50	49
Sat	49	52	54	52	54	55	59	60	56	54	53	52	52	50	50	50	50
Sun	49	49	50	49	50	52	53	55	56	54	53	52	51	51	50	50	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from North Hills to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 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 North Hills 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 North Hills to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Hills to Ventura?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 48 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Hills to Ventura?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (50 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Ventura to North Hills (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	53	54	52	52	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	50	49	49	49
Tue	48	52	52	55	52	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	55	50	50	49	49
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Fri	50	53	54	54	52	53	55	56	56	56	56	54	53	51	50	50	49
Sat	49	52	54	52	54	55	59	60	56	54	53	52	52	50	50	50	50
Sun	49	49	50	49	50	52	53	55	56	54	53	52	51	51	50	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	53	54	52	52	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	50	49	49	49
Tue	48	52	52	55	52	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	55	50	50	49	49
Wed	49	51	52	53	52	52	54	54	53	55	55	54	55	52	51	50	50
Thu	49	52	53	54	53	53	55	55	54	54	56	57	54	51	51	50	50
Fri	50	53	54	54	52	53	55	56	56	56	56	54	53	51	50	50	49
Sat	49	52	54	52	54	55	59	60	56	54	53	52	52	50	50	50	50
Sun	49	49	50	49	50	52	53	55	56	54	53	52	51	51	50	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	53	54	52	52	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	50	49	49	49
Tue	48	52	52	55	52	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	55	50	50	49	49
Wed	49	51	52	53	52	52	54	54	53	55	55	54	55	52	51	50	50
Thu	49	52	53	54	53	53	55	55	54	54	56	57	54	51	51	50	50
Fri	50	53	54	54	52	53	55	56	56	56	56	54	53	51	50	50	49
Sat	49	52	54	52	54	55	59	60	56	54	53	52	52	50	50	50	50
Sun	49	49	50	49	50	52	53	55	56	54	53	52	51	51	50	50	49