Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Ventura

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via US-101 North, usually 92 at this time.

Only 11% 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 South Gate 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	72	83	103	106	101	96	92	91	90	91	93	103	113	92	79	74	73
Tue	72	87	104	112	106	104	95	91	86	90	97	119	122	101	82	76	73
Wed	72	86	102	107	105	101	93	91	91	92	99	121	123	106	87	78	74
Thu	72	84	102	108	104	99	97	92	91	94	104	113	122	101	86	81	75
Fri	73	85	92	98	98	93	96	95	96	95	99	100	96	90	86	83	75
Sat	73	74	76	79	84	99	105	98	98	95	91	92	90	88	90	85	75
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	80	89	93	95	94	92	96	89	88	89	84	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from South Gate to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Ventura?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 72 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Ventura?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (56 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Ventura to South Gate (return trip) · South Gate to Los Angeles · South Gate to Long Beach · South Gate to Anaheim · South Gate to Riverside · South Gate to Santa Ana · South Gate to Irvine · South Gate to San Bernardino · South Gate to Fontana · South Gate to Oxnard · South Gate to Moreno Valley · South Gate 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
Mon	72	83	103	106	101	96	92	91	90	91	93	103	113	92	79	74	73
Tue	72	87	104	112	106	104	95	91	86	90	97	119	122	101	82	76	73
Wed	72	86	102	107	105	101	93	91	91	92	99	121	123	106	87	78	74
Thu	72	84	102	108	104	99	97	92	91	94	104	113	122	101	86	81	75
Fri	73	85	92	98	98	93	96	95	96	95	99	100	96	90	86	83	75
Sat	73	74	76	79	84	99	105	98	98	95	91	92	90	88	90	85	75
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	80	89	93	95	94	92	96	89	88	89	84	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	83	103	106	101	96	92	91	90	91	93	103	113	92	79	74	73
Tue	72	87	104	112	106	104	95	91	86	90	97	119	122	101	82	76	73
Wed	72	86	102	107	105	101	93	91	91	92	99	121	123	106	87	78	74
Thu	72	84	102	108	104	99	97	92	91	94	104	113	122	101	86	81	75
Fri	73	85	92	98	98	93	96	95	96	95	99	100	96	90	86	83	75
Sat	73	74	76	79	84	99	105	98	98	95	91	92	90	88	90	85	75
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	80	89	93	95	94	92	96	89	88	89	84	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	83	103	106	101	96	92	91	90	91	93	103	113	92	79	74	73
Tue	72	87	104	112	106	104	95	91	86	90	97	119	122	101	82	76	73
Wed	72	86	102	107	105	101	93	91	91	92	99	121	123	106	87	78	74
Thu	72	84	102	108	104	99	97	92	91	94	104	113	122	101	86	81	75
Fri	73	85	92	98	98	93	96	95	96	95	99	100	96	90	86	83	75
Sat	73	74	76	79	84	99	105	98	98	95	91	92	90	88	90	85	75
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	80	89	93	95	94	92	96	89	88	89	84	76