Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Santa Barbara

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 118 minutes via SR-118 West and US-101 North, usually 126 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Porter Ranch to Santa Barbara 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	98	105	134	152	135	123	124	127	131	133	132	131	112	98	98	99	98
Tue	98	106	141	158	140	123	113	115	115	124	129	129	112	99	98	99	98
Wed	98	105	146	158	147	131	119	120	118	124	128	130	110	99	98	99	98
Thu	98	108	146	158	144	127	126	127	125	134	142	151	120	103	99	99	99
Fri	98	102	125	142	132	134	143	153	158	167	169	161	131	106	99	98	98
Sat	98	98	98	99	104	120	131	136	137	135	129	121	108	100	99	98	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	99	110	121	124	123	123	122	117	105	100	99	99	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Santa Barbara (via SR-118 West and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 173 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 130 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (137 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 43 miles surface streets (70 to 137 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) to central Santa Barbara (Anacapa Street) 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 Porter Ranch to Santa Barbara?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 173 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to Santa Barbara?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 98 to 173 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 130 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Santa Barbara?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 173 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	105	134	152	135	123	124	127	131	133	132	131	112	98	98	99	98
Tue	98	106	141	158	140	123	113	115	115	124	129	129	112	99	98	99	98
Wed	98	105	146	158	147	131	119	120	118	124	128	130	110	99	98	99	98
Thu	98	108	146	158	144	127	126	127	125	134	142	151	120	103	99	99	99
Fri	98	102	125	142	132	134	143	153	158	167	169	161	131	106	99	98	98
Sat	98	98	98	99	104	120	131	136	137	135	129	121	108	100	99	98	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	99	110	121	124	123	123	122	117	105	100	99	99	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	105	134	152	135	123	124	127	131	133	132	131	112	98	98	99	98
Tue	98	106	141	158	140	123	113	115	115	124	129	129	112	99	98	99	98
Wed	98	105	146	158	147	131	119	120	118	124	128	130	110	99	98	99	98
Thu	98	108	146	158	144	127	126	127	125	134	142	151	120	103	99	99	99
Fri	98	102	125	142	132	134	143	153	158	167	169	161	131	106	99	98	98
Sat	98	98	98	99	104	120	131	136	137	135	129	121	108	100	99	98	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	99	110	121	124	123	123	122	117	105	100	99	99	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	105	134	152	135	123	124	127	131	133	132	131	112	98	98	99	98
Tue	98	106	141	158	140	123	113	115	115	124	129	129	112	99	98	99	98
Wed	98	105	146	158	147	131	119	120	118	124	128	130	110	99	98	99	98
Thu	98	108	146	158	144	127	126	127	125	134	142	151	120	103	99	99	99
Fri	98	102	125	142	132	134	143	153	158	167	169	161	131	106	99	98	98
Sat	98	98	98	99	104	120	131	136	137	135	129	121	108	100	99	98	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	99	110	121	124	123	123	122	117	105	100	99	99	98