Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Ventura

Right now (8:35 pm PST): about 57 minutes via US-101 North, usually 58 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 Van Nuys 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	53	54	55	57	58	58	60	64	63	66	76	79	78	69	67	56	53
Tue	53	55	56	58	58	58	61	62	62	65	78	76	75	68	66	59	54
Wed	53	54	56	57	58	58	59	59	61	65	71	76	79	69	65	60	54
Thu	53	55	56	58	57	57	61	62	62	65	78	79	79	68	68	60	55
Fri	53	54	55	57	58	59	64	69	68	76	81	80	79	73	66	58	54
Sat	53	54	54	55	57	60	66	67	66	67	66	63	59	59	58	57	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	57	60	63	65	67	68	73	66	65	59	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Van Nuys to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (20 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys (Haynes 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 Van Nuys to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Ventura?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 53 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Ventura?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (38 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	55	57	58	58	60	64	63	66	76	79	78	69	67	56	53
Tue	53	55	56	58	58	58	61	62	62	65	78	76	75	68	66	59	54
Wed	53	54	56	57	58	58	59	59	61	65	71	76	79	69	65	60	54
Thu	53	55	56	58	57	57	61	62	62	65	78	79	79	68	68	60	55
Fri	53	54	55	57	58	59	64	69	68	76	81	80	79	73	66	58	54
Sat	53	54	54	55	57	60	66	67	66	67	66	63	59	59	58	57	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	57	60	63	65	67	68	73	66	65	59	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	55	57	58	58	60	64	63	66	76	79	78	69	67	56	53
Tue	53	55	56	58	58	58	61	62	62	65	78	76	75	68	66	59	54
Wed	53	54	56	57	58	58	59	59	61	65	71	76	79	69	65	60	54
Thu	53	55	56	58	57	57	61	62	62	65	78	79	79	68	68	60	55
Fri	53	54	55	57	58	59	64	69	68	76	81	80	79	73	66	58	54
Sat	53	54	54	55	57	60	66	67	66	67	66	63	59	59	58	57	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	57	60	63	65	67	68	73	66	65	59	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	55	57	58	58	60	64	63	66	76	79	78	69	67	56	53
Tue	53	55	56	58	58	58	61	62	62	65	78	76	75	68	66	59	54
Wed	53	54	56	57	58	58	59	59	61	65	71	76	79	69	65	60	54
Thu	53	55	56	58	57	57	61	62	62	65	78	79	79	68	68	60	55
Fri	53	54	55	57	58	59	64	69	68	76	81	80	79	73	66	58	54
Sat	53	54	54	55	57	60	66	67	66	67	66	63	59	59	58	57	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	57	60	63	65	67	68	73	66	65	59	57	54