Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Santa Barbara to Lompoc
Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 79 minutes via US-101 North, usually 71 at this time.
Only 26% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 62 | 62 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 |
| Tue | 62 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 |
| Wed | 62 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 |
| Thu | 62 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 76 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 62 |
| Fri | 62 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 62 |
| Sat | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 |
| Sun | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Santa Barbara to Lompoc (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3:30 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).
About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (42 to 52 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 Lompoc 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 Lompoc?
On weekdays, leave before 3:30 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Santa Barbara to Lompoc?
The 55-mile drive usually takes 62 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Santa Barbara to Lompoc?
Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.
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