Best Time to Drive from Santa Barbara to Camarillo

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 40 minutes via US-101 South.

Only 34% 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 Santa Barbara to Camarillo 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	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	46	45	46	53	60	58	47	40	40	40
Tue	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	43	44	45	51	58	56	47	40	40	40
Wed	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	45	45	49	56	55	45	41	40	39
Thu	39	39	40	41	42	42	42	44	45	45	50	62	60	49	42	40	40
Fri	39	39	40	41	42	43	46	47	48	50	52	61	59	47	42	40	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	40	43	46	47	45	48	46	44	42	40	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	48	51	54	54	49	46	42	41	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Santa Barbara to Camarillo (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (56 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 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 Santa Barbara to central Camarillo 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 Santa Barbara to Camarillo?

On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Barbara to Camarillo?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 39 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Barbara to Camarillo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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