Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Santa Barbara

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via SR-118 West and US-101 North, usually 99 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.

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 177 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 132 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (141 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 139 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 177 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 177 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 132 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Santa Barbara?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 177 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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