Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Ventura

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 105 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 100 at this time.

Only 6% 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 San Pedro 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	75	88	115	109	106	103	97	94	95	99	115	115	112	97	81	78	76
Tue	75	98	168	159	136	123	113	97	98	101	116	127	118	104	85	79	76
Wed	75	101	175	169	140	122	107	100	100	102	119	128	123	111	88	81	77
Thu	76	102	160	152	125	123	111	102	98	102	114	124	119	103	87	80	77
Fri	75	101	154	132	110	105	115	110	106	112	115	116	105	92	82	80	76
Sat	77	77	79	82	86	100	109	104	108	109	102	99	95	86	90	82	78
Sun	77	77	78	78	80	84	92	101	113	112	107	94	91	88	85	83	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from San Pedro to Ventura (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 179 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (117 minutes).

About 85 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro 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 San Pedro to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 179 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Pedro to Ventura?

The 87-mile drive usually takes 75 to 179 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Ventura?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 179 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (51 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

Ventura to San Pedro (return trip) · San Pedro to Los Angeles · San Pedro to Long Beach · San Pedro to Anaheim · San Pedro to Riverside · San Pedro to Santa Ana · San Pedro to Irvine · San Pedro to San Bernardino · San Pedro to Fontana · San Pedro to Oxnard · San Pedro to Moreno Valley · San Pedro to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	88	115	109	106	103	97	94	95	99	115	115	112	97	81	78	76
Tue	75	98	168	159	136	123	113	97	98	101	116	127	118	104	85	79	76
Wed	75	101	175	169	140	122	107	100	100	102	119	128	123	111	88	81	77
Thu	76	102	160	152	125	123	111	102	98	102	114	124	119	103	87	80	77
Fri	75	101	154	132	110	105	115	110	106	112	115	116	105	92	82	80	76
Sat	77	77	79	82	86	100	109	104	108	109	102	99	95	86	90	82	78
Sun	77	77	78	78	80	84	92	101	113	112	107	94	91	88	85	83	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	88	115	109	106	103	97	94	95	99	115	115	112	97	81	78	76
Tue	75	98	168	159	136	123	113	97	98	101	116	127	118	104	85	79	76
Wed	75	101	175	169	140	122	107	100	100	102	119	128	123	111	88	81	77
Thu	76	102	160	152	125	123	111	102	98	102	114	124	119	103	87	80	77
Fri	75	101	154	132	110	105	115	110	106	112	115	116	105	92	82	80	76
Sat	77	77	79	82	86	100	109	104	108	109	102	99	95	86	90	82	78
Sun	77	77	78	78	80	84	92	101	113	112	107	94	91	88	85	83	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	88	115	109	106	103	97	94	95	99	115	115	112	97	81	78	76
Tue	75	98	168	159	136	123	113	97	98	101	116	127	118	104	85	79	76
Wed	75	101	175	169	140	122	107	100	100	102	119	128	123	111	88	81	77
Thu	76	102	160	152	125	123	111	102	98	102	114	124	119	103	87	80	77
Fri	75	101	154	132	110	105	115	110	106	112	115	116	105	92	82	80	76
Sat	77	77	79	82	86	100	109	104	108	109	102	99	95	86	90	82	78
Sun	77	77	78	78	80	84	92	101	113	112	107	94	91	88	85	83	77