Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Santa Barbara to Porter Ranch

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 151 minutes via US-101 South, usually 131 at this time.

Only 13% 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.

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Santa Barbara to Porter Ranch (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 96 minutes and up to 167 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (120 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Porter Ranch to Santa Barbara

Freeway, about 49 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 33 miles: 53 to 96 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Santa Barbara (Anacapa Street) to central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Barbara to Porter Ranch by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon96101114115106104106109109116134144124107979797
Tue96105124127117111107107108114141153131109979797
Wed97105127131119112110111114124149160138112989797
Thu97104124124111109112112115126151166141113999797
Fri9699105109106109118122127137158163137112999896
Sat96969797100105112115114115118118113106999896
Sun96969696971001081131151151161151121051019997

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 Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 167 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Barbara to Porter Ranch?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 96 to 167 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Barbara to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 167 minutes.

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