Best Time to Drive from Santa Monica to Camarillo

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via US-101 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Monica 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	53	54	55	55	55	57	58	62	57	57	61	67	60	54	54	54	54
Tue	53	55	55	55	55	57	60	58	57	57	58	62	68	59	54	54	54
Wed	53	55	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	59	60	63	58	54	54	54
Thu	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	60	59	58	63	64	63	55	54	54	55
Fri	54	55	55	55	57	57	62	69	68	67	67	66	61	57	54	54	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	56	64	81	73	63	59	61	57	64	54	54	54	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	55	57	63	67	56	56	56	54	54	54	55	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Santa Monica to Camarillo (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (37 to 64 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Santa Monica 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 Monica to Camarillo?

On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 53 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Monica to Camarillo?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	55	55	55	57	58	62	57	57	61	67	60	54	54	54	54
Tue	53	55	55	55	55	57	60	58	57	57	58	62	68	59	54	54	54
Wed	53	55	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	59	60	63	58	54	54	54
Thu	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	60	59	58	63	64	63	55	54	54	55
Fri	54	55	55	55	57	57	62	69	68	67	67	66	61	57	54	54	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	56	64	81	73	63	59	61	57	64	54	54	54	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	55	57	63	67	56	56	56	54	54	54	55	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	55	55	55	57	58	62	57	57	61	67	60	54	54	54	54
Tue	53	55	55	55	55	57	60	58	57	57	58	62	68	59	54	54	54
Wed	53	55	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	59	60	63	58	54	54	54
Thu	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	60	59	58	63	64	63	55	54	54	55
Fri	54	55	55	55	57	57	62	69	68	67	67	66	61	57	54	54	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	56	64	81	73	63	59	61	57	64	54	54	54	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	55	57	63	67	56	56	56	54	54	54	55	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	55	55	55	57	58	62	57	57	61	67	60	54	54	54	54
Tue	53	55	55	55	55	57	60	58	57	57	58	62	68	59	54	54	54
Wed	53	55	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	59	60	63	58	54	54	54
Thu	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	60	59	58	63	64	63	55	54	54	55
Fri	54	55	55	55	57	57	62	69	68	67	67	66	61	57	54	54	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	56	64	81	73	63	59	61	57	64	54	54	54	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	55	57	63	67	56	56	56	54	54	54	55	54