Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Santa Barbara

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 157 minutes via SR-118 West and US-101 North, usually 134 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.

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 154 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 120 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (120 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Barbara to Porter Ranch

Freeway, about 32 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 43 miles: 70 to 124 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 Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) to central Santa Barbara (Anacapa Street) 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 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	99	105	108	105	105	113	116	115	116	126	128	132	125	106	98	98	98
Tue	99	107	113	110	105	105	110	112	112	123	135	141	134	113	99	99	98
Wed	99	107	118	114	106	109	114	115	116	125	137	146	140	119	101	98	98
Thu	99	108	113	112	108	114	115	116	117	132	148	152	143	121	102	99	98
Fri	99	103	108	107	113	120	124	128	131	142	152	148	140	117	101	98	98
Sat	98	98	99	99	102	115	120	120	119	118	113	110	104	99	98	98	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	99	112	119	119	117	116	112	109	100	98	98	98	98

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 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 154 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 154 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 120 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Santa Barbara?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 154 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	105	108	105	105	113	116	115	116	126	128	132	125	106	98	98	98
Tue	99	107	113	110	105	105	110	112	112	123	135	141	134	113	99	99	98
Wed	99	107	118	114	106	109	114	115	116	125	137	146	140	119	101	98	98
Thu	99	108	113	112	108	114	115	116	117	132	148	152	143	121	102	99	98
Fri	99	103	108	107	113	120	124	128	131	142	152	148	140	117	101	98	98
Sat	98	98	99	99	102	115	120	120	119	118	113	110	104	99	98	98	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	99	112	119	119	117	116	112	109	100	98	98	98	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	105	108	105	105	113	116	115	116	126	128	132	125	106	98	98	98
Tue	99	107	113	110	105	105	110	112	112	123	135	141	134	113	99	99	98
Wed	99	107	118	114	106	109	114	115	116	125	137	146	140	119	101	98	98
Thu	99	108	113	112	108	114	115	116	117	132	148	152	143	121	102	99	98
Fri	99	103	108	107	113	120	124	128	131	142	152	148	140	117	101	98	98
Sat	98	98	99	99	102	115	120	120	119	118	113	110	104	99	98	98	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	99	112	119	119	117	116	112	109	100	98	98	98	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	105	108	105	105	113	116	115	116	126	128	132	125	106	98	98	98
Tue	99	107	113	110	105	105	110	112	112	123	135	141	134	113	99	99	98
Wed	99	107	118	114	106	109	114	115	116	125	137	146	140	119	101	98	98
Thu	99	108	113	112	108	114	115	116	117	132	148	152	143	121	102	99	98
Fri	99	103	108	107	113	120	124	128	131	142	152	148	140	117	101	98	98
Sat	98	98	99	99	102	115	120	120	119	118	113	110	104	99	98	98	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	99	112	119	119	117	116	112	109	100	98	98	98	98