Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Goleta

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 89 minutes via US-101 North, usually 87 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Valencia to Goleta 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	86	93	98	92	89	89	89	90	89	89	90	90	87	87	86	86	86
Tue	86	94	102	96	90	89	88	88	88	88	90	90	87	87	86	86	86
Wed	86	94	104	98	91	89	89	88	88	88	91	90	87	87	86	86	86
Thu	87	95	102	97	89	89	90	89	88	90	94	93	88	87	86	86	86
Fri	86	91	95	90	90	91	93	94	94	98	101	93	88	87	87	86	86
Sat	86	86	86	87	88	90	91	91	91	89	89	87	87	87	87	86	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	88	87	87	87	87	86	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Valencia to Goleta (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 55 miles surface streets (38 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia to central Goleta 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 Valencia to Goleta?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 am. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valencia to Goleta?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 86 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Goleta?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	93	98	92	89	89	89	90	89	89	90	90	87	87	86	86	86
Tue	86	94	102	96	90	89	88	88	88	88	90	90	87	87	86	86	86
Wed	86	94	104	98	91	89	89	88	88	88	91	90	87	87	86	86	86
Thu	87	95	102	97	89	89	90	89	88	90	94	93	88	87	86	86	86
Fri	86	91	95	90	90	91	93	94	94	98	101	93	88	87	87	86	86
Sat	86	86	86	87	88	90	91	91	91	89	89	87	87	87	87	86	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	88	87	87	87	87	86	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	93	98	92	89	89	89	90	89	89	90	90	87	87	86	86	86
Tue	86	94	102	96	90	89	88	88	88	88	90	90	87	87	86	86	86
Wed	86	94	104	98	91	89	89	88	88	88	91	90	87	87	86	86	86
Thu	87	95	102	97	89	89	90	89	88	90	94	93	88	87	86	86	86
Fri	86	91	95	90	90	91	93	94	94	98	101	93	88	87	87	86	86
Sat	86	86	86	87	88	90	91	91	91	89	89	87	87	87	87	86	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	88	87	87	87	87	86	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	93	98	92	89	89	89	90	89	89	90	90	87	87	86	86	86
Tue	86	94	102	96	90	89	88	88	88	88	90	90	87	87	86	86	86
Wed	86	94	104	98	91	89	89	88	88	88	91	90	87	87	86	86	86
Thu	87	95	102	97	89	89	90	89	88	90	94	93	88	87	86	86	86
Fri	86	91	95	90	90	91	93	94	94	98	101	93	88	87	87	86	86
Sat	86	86	86	87	88	90	91	91	91	89	89	87	87	87	87	86	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	88	87	87	87	87	86	86