Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Ventura

Right now (4:48 am PDT): about 75 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 6% 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	76	78	81	78	81	83	87	87	114	148	162	144	112	87	77	75
Tue	74	77	80	82	80	82	83	83	86	102	146	163	143	114	91	78	75
Wed	74	77	78	83	79	81	82	82	87	101	141	156	148	125	99	80	77
Thu	76	78	80	83	80	82	85	88	96	104	136	155	140	115	92	80	76
Fri	75	78	79	84	82	83	86	89	95	108	135	149	134	107	85	78	75
Sat	74	76	75	77	80	87	94	93	86	85	84	86	81	78	77	76	75
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	80	82	86	87	87	82	82	80	77	76	76	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 163 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (96 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 31 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 163 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 74 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Ventura?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 163 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	76	78	81	78	81	83	87	87	114	148	162	144	112	87	77	75
Tue	74	77	80	82	80	82	83	83	86	102	146	163	143	114	91	78	75
Wed	74	77	78	83	79	81	82	82	87	101	141	156	148	125	99	80	77
Thu	76	78	80	83	80	82	85	88	96	104	136	155	140	115	92	80	76
Fri	75	78	79	84	82	83	86	89	95	108	135	149	134	107	85	78	75
Sat	74	76	75	77	80	87	94	93	86	85	84	86	81	78	77	76	75
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	80	82	86	87	87	82	82	80	77	76	76	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	76	78	81	78	81	83	87	87	114	148	162	144	112	87	77	75
Tue	74	77	80	82	80	82	83	83	86	102	146	163	143	114	91	78	75
Wed	74	77	78	83	79	81	82	82	87	101	141	156	148	125	99	80	77
Thu	76	78	80	83	80	82	85	88	96	104	136	155	140	115	92	80	76
Fri	75	78	79	84	82	83	86	89	95	108	135	149	134	107	85	78	75
Sat	74	76	75	77	80	87	94	93	86	85	84	86	81	78	77	76	75
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	80	82	86	87	87	82	82	80	77	76	76	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	76	78	81	78	81	83	87	87	114	148	162	144	112	87	77	75
Tue	74	77	80	82	80	82	83	83	86	102	146	163	143	114	91	78	75
Wed	74	77	78	83	79	81	82	82	87	101	141	156	148	125	99	80	77
Thu	76	78	80	83	80	82	85	88	96	104	136	155	140	115	92	80	76
Fri	75	78	79	84	82	83	86	89	95	108	135	149	134	107	85	78	75
Sat	74	76	75	77	80	87	94	93	86	85	84	86	81	78	77	76	75
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	80	82	86	87	87	82	82	80	77	76	76	74