Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Ventura

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via SR-126 West and I-5 North, usually 60 at this time.

None 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 Clarita 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	58	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	59
Tue	58	59	59	59	59	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59
Wed	58	59	59	59	59	61	61	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	58
Thu	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	60	60	59	58
Fri	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	61	61	61	63	63	62	61	60	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	60	62	63	63	63	62	61	60	59	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Ventura (via SR-126 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 35 miles surface streets (28 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Ventura?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 58 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Ventura?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	58	59	59	59	59	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59
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Fri	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	61	61	61	63	63	62	61	60	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	60	62	63	63	63	62	61	60	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	58	59	59	59	59	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59
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Sat	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	60	62	63	63	63	62	61	60	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	59
Tue	58	59	59	59	59	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59
Wed	58	59	59	59	59	61	61	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	58
Thu	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	60	60	59	58
Fri	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	61	61	61	63	63	62	61	60	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	60	62	63	63	63	62	61	60	59	58