Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Ventura

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via SR-118 West, usually 61 at this time.

None 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 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	61	62	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	68	76	82	76	65	62	61	61
Tue	61	63	66	67	67	66	66	65	65	67	77	78	73	66	61	61	61
Wed	61	63	67	69	68	68	67	67	67	73	87	89	82	70	62	61	61
Thu	61	63	67	69	68	67	67	67	68	73	90	90	81	71	63	61	61
Fri	61	62	65	66	67	67	67	67	70	73	82	79	75	67	62	61	61
Sat	61	61	61	62	63	63	65	64	64	64	65	65	65	62	61	61	61
Sun	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Ventura (via SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (45 to 75 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 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 Porter Ranch to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to Ventura?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 61 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Ventura?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	62	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	68	76	82	76	65	62	61	61
Tue	61	63	66	67	67	66	66	65	65	67	77	78	73	66	61	61	61
Wed	61	63	67	69	68	68	67	67	67	73	87	89	82	70	62	61	61
Thu	61	63	67	69	68	67	67	67	68	73	90	90	81	71	63	61	61
Fri	61	62	65	66	67	67	67	67	70	73	82	79	75	67	62	61	61
Sat	61	61	61	62	63	63	65	64	64	64	65	65	65	62	61	61	61
Sun	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	62	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	68	76	82	76	65	62	61	61
Tue	61	63	66	67	67	66	66	65	65	67	77	78	73	66	61	61	61
Wed	61	63	67	69	68	68	67	67	67	73	87	89	82	70	62	61	61
Thu	61	63	67	69	68	67	67	67	68	73	90	90	81	71	63	61	61
Fri	61	62	65	66	67	67	67	67	70	73	82	79	75	67	62	61	61
Sat	61	61	61	62	63	63	65	64	64	64	65	65	65	62	61	61	61
Sun	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	62	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	68	76	82	76	65	62	61	61
Tue	61	63	66	67	67	66	66	65	65	67	77	78	73	66	61	61	61
Wed	61	63	67	69	68	68	67	67	67	73	87	89	82	70	62	61	61
Thu	61	63	67	69	68	67	67	67	68	73	90	90	81	71	63	61	61
Fri	61	62	65	66	67	67	67	67	70	73	82	79	75	67	62	61	61
Sat	61	61	61	62	63	63	65	64	64	64	65	65	65	62	61	61	61
Sun	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61