Best Time to Drive from Port Hueneme to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 87 minutes via US-101 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 7% 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 62-mile drive from Port Hueneme to Los Angeles (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Port Hueneme

Freeway, about 42 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 20 miles: 26 to 37 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 central Port Hueneme to Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Port Hueneme to Los Angeles 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	69	76	77	74	74	74	78	78	82	92	99	85	73	66	64	63
Tue	64	71	82	84	80	78	78	79	81	86	96	102	93	78	68	65	63
Wed	64	70	81	83	80	78	78	79	82	89	101	105	95	79	69	65	63
Thu	64	70	80	82	79	78	79	82	85	92	106	109	97	80	70	66	64
Fri	64	68	74	75	76	79	85	91	95	103	110	107	95	82	72	66	63
Sat	63	63	64	66	70	85	93	95	93	86	94	86	91	77	71	66	63
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	69	74	86	87	79	78	78	78	76	73	68	64

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 Port Hueneme to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Port Hueneme to Los Angeles?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 63 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Port Hueneme to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (42 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	69	76	77	74	74	74	78	78	82	92	99	85	73	66	64	63
Tue	64	71	82	84	80	78	78	79	81	86	96	102	93	78	68	65	63
Wed	64	70	81	83	80	78	78	79	82	89	101	105	95	79	69	65	63
Thu	64	70	80	82	79	78	79	82	85	92	106	109	97	80	70	66	64
Fri	64	68	74	75	76	79	85	91	95	103	110	107	95	82	72	66	63
Sat	63	63	64	66	70	85	93	95	93	86	94	86	91	77	71	66	63
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	69	74	86	87	79	78	78	78	76	73	68	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	69	76	77	74	74	74	78	78	82	92	99	85	73	66	64	63
Tue	64	71	82	84	80	78	78	79	81	86	96	102	93	78	68	65	63
Wed	64	70	81	83	80	78	78	79	82	89	101	105	95	79	69	65	63
Thu	64	70	80	82	79	78	79	82	85	92	106	109	97	80	70	66	64
Fri	64	68	74	75	76	79	85	91	95	103	110	107	95	82	72	66	63
Sat	63	63	64	66	70	85	93	95	93	86	94	86	91	77	71	66	63
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	69	74	86	87	79	78	78	78	76	73	68	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	69	76	77	74	74	74	78	78	82	92	99	85	73	66	64	63
Tue	64	71	82	84	80	78	78	79	81	86	96	102	93	78	68	65	63
Wed	64	70	81	83	80	78	78	79	82	89	101	105	95	79	69	65	63
Thu	64	70	80	82	79	78	79	82	85	92	106	109	97	80	70	66	64
Fri	64	68	74	75	76	79	85	91	95	103	110	107	95	82	72	66	63
Sat	63	63	64	66	70	85	93	95	93	86	94	86	91	77	71	66	63
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	69	74	86	87	79	78	78	78	76	73	68	64