Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Ventura

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 112 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 127 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 Torrance 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	74	75	77	81	79	82	84	87	88	116	151	166	146	113	87	77	75
Tue	74	77	79	81	80	82	83	84	86	103	150	165	145	115	91	78	75
Wed	74	77	78	84	79	81	82	83	88	103	145	163	153	127	101	81	76
Thu	76	77	79	83	81	82	85	89	98	107	144	160	144	117	94	79	76
Fri	74	76	78	82	81	83	86	90	97	112	139	153	135	108	86	78	75
Sat	74	75	75	77	80	88	98	95	88	86	85	86	82	78	77	76	75
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	80	83	87	89	89	83	82	80	78	77	77	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Torrance to Ventura (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 166 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (21 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance (Opal Street) 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 Torrance to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 166 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Torrance to Ventura?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 74 to 166 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Ventura?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 166 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (38 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (23 miles)

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More drives

Ventura to Torrance (return trip) · Torrance to Los Angeles · Torrance to Santa Monica · Torrance to Pasadena · Torrance to West Covina · Torrance to Burbank · Torrance to Glendale · Torrance to Santa Clarita · Torrance to Van Nuys · Torrance to Hollywood · Torrance to Culver City · Torrance to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	75	77	81	79	82	84	87	88	116	151	166	146	113	87	77	75
Tue	74	77	79	81	80	82	83	84	86	103	150	165	145	115	91	78	75
Wed	74	77	78	84	79	81	82	83	88	103	145	163	153	127	101	81	76
Thu	76	77	79	83	81	82	85	89	98	107	144	160	144	117	94	79	76
Fri	74	76	78	82	81	83	86	90	97	112	139	153	135	108	86	78	75
Sat	74	75	75	77	80	88	98	95	88	86	85	86	82	78	77	76	75
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	80	83	87	89	89	83	82	80	78	77	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	75	77	81	79	82	84	87	88	116	151	166	146	113	87	77	75
Tue	74	77	79	81	80	82	83	84	86	103	150	165	145	115	91	78	75
Wed	74	77	78	84	79	81	82	83	88	103	145	163	153	127	101	81	76
Thu	76	77	79	83	81	82	85	89	98	107	144	160	144	117	94	79	76
Fri	74	76	78	82	81	83	86	90	97	112	139	153	135	108	86	78	75
Sat	74	75	75	77	80	88	98	95	88	86	85	86	82	78	77	76	75
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	80	83	87	89	89	83	82	80	78	77	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	75	77	81	79	82	84	87	88	116	151	166	146	113	87	77	75
Tue	74	77	79	81	80	82	83	84	86	103	150	165	145	115	91	78	75
Wed	74	77	78	84	79	81	82	83	88	103	145	163	153	127	101	81	76
Thu	76	77	79	83	81	82	85	89	98	107	144	160	144	117	94	79	76
Fri	74	76	78	82	81	83	86	90	97	112	139	153	135	108	86	78	75
Sat	74	75	75	77	80	88	98	95	88	86	85	86	82	78	77	76	75
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	80	83	87	89	89	83	82	80	78	77	77	74