Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Ventura

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via US-101 North, usually 47 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Sherman Oaks 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	45	47	48	49	49	49	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	47	46	46	45
Tue	45	48	49	50	49	49	51	51	51	50	50	50	52	47	46	46	46
Wed	46	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	48	47	47	46
Thu	46	48	49	50	49	49	51	52	51	51	51	51	50	47	47	47	46
Fri	46	47	48	49	49	50	52	54	53	53	52	51	50	48	47	47	46
Sat	46	47	47	48	50	52	57	58	54	52	51	49	48	47	47	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	53	54	53	51	50	49	48	47	46	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 12 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 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 Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sherman Oaks to Ventura?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 45 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Ventura?

Leaving around 12 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (52 miles)

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More drives

Ventura to Sherman Oaks (return trip) · Sherman Oaks to Los Angeles · Sherman Oaks to Long Beach · Sherman Oaks to Anaheim · Sherman Oaks to Riverside · Sherman Oaks to Santa Ana · Sherman Oaks to Irvine · Sherman Oaks to Santa Monica · Sherman Oaks to San Bernardino · Sherman Oaks to Fontana · Sherman Oaks to Oxnard · Sherman Oaks to Huntington Beach

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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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Sat	46	47	47	48	50	52	57	58	54	52	51	49	48	47	47	47	46
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Sat	46	47	47	48	50	52	57	58	54	52	51	49	48	47	47	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	53	54	53	51	50	49	48	47	46	46