Best Time to Drive from Redondo Beach to Ventura

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 81 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Redondo Beach 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	68	83	94	93	91	92	88	90	90	97	113	123	112	93	76	71	70
Tue	69	80	111	111	102	97	94	87	88	93	111	124	113	97	79	72	70
Wed	68	82	108	113	105	95	91	88	90	96	114	122	117	105	84	74	71
Thu	69	86	105	110	95	93	92	88	89	91	107	118	115	95	80	73	71
Fri	69	87	105	105	91	92	94	95	95	103	111	111	104	88	76	73	70
Sat	70	71	72	74	81	98	102	99	97	94	91	91	88	78	80	75	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	72	77	84	92	93	95	92	84	78	75	75	76	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Redondo Beach to Ventura (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redondo Beach 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 Redondo Beach to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Redondo Beach to Ventura?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 68 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redondo Beach to Ventura?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (51 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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Ventura to Redondo Beach (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	83	94	93	91	92	88	90	90	97	113	123	112	93	76	71	70
Tue	69	80	111	111	102	97	94	87	88	93	111	124	113	97	79	72	70
Wed	68	82	108	113	105	95	91	88	90	96	114	122	117	105	84	74	71
Thu	69	86	105	110	95	93	92	88	89	91	107	118	115	95	80	73	71
Fri	69	87	105	105	91	92	94	95	95	103	111	111	104	88	76	73	70
Sat	70	71	72	74	81	98	102	99	97	94	91	91	88	78	80	75	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	72	77	84	92	93	95	92	84	78	75	75	76	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	83	94	93	91	92	88	90	90	97	113	123	112	93	76	71	70
Tue	69	80	111	111	102	97	94	87	88	93	111	124	113	97	79	72	70
Wed	68	82	108	113	105	95	91	88	90	96	114	122	117	105	84	74	71
Thu	69	86	105	110	95	93	92	88	89	91	107	118	115	95	80	73	71
Fri	69	87	105	105	91	92	94	95	95	103	111	111	104	88	76	73	70
Sat	70	71	72	74	81	98	102	99	97	94	91	91	88	78	80	75	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	72	77	84	92	93	95	92	84	78	75	75	76	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	83	94	93	91	92	88	90	90	97	113	123	112	93	76	71	70
Tue	69	80	111	111	102	97	94	87	88	93	111	124	113	97	79	72	70
Wed	68	82	108	113	105	95	91	88	90	96	114	122	117	105	84	74	71
Thu	69	86	105	110	95	93	92	88	89	91	107	118	115	95	80	73	71
Fri	69	87	105	105	91	92	94	95	95	103	111	111	104	88	76	73	70
Sat	70	71	72	74	81	98	102	99	97	94	91	91	88	78	80	75	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	72	77	84	92	93	95	92	84	78	75	75	76	70