Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Ventura

Right now (6:47 am PDT): about 63 minutes via US-101 North, usually 67 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 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	54	58	66	73	67	64	64	64	63	65	71	75	77	66	58	55	54
Tue	54	58	67	73	70	66	64	63	63	65	71	76	77	67	60	56	54
Wed	54	58	67	75	69	66	67	63	64	66	73	76	76	68	61	56	54
Thu	54	59	67	76	69	66	67	68	66	68	74	77	77	68	61	56	54
Fri	54	58	66	72	67	66	69	72	72	75	76	79	79	69	61	56	54
Sat	54	55	55	56	59	68	76	82	74	72	70	67	63	59	57	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	59	64	71	75	78	73	67	64	59	57	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 54 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (83 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 36 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 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 54 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Ventura?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 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	54	58	66	73	67	64	64	64	63	65	71	75	77	66	58	55	54
Tue	54	58	67	73	70	66	64	63	63	65	71	76	77	67	60	56	54
Wed	54	58	67	75	69	66	67	63	64	66	73	76	76	68	61	56	54
Thu	54	59	67	76	69	66	67	68	66	68	74	77	77	68	61	56	54
Fri	54	58	66	72	67	66	69	72	72	75	76	79	79	69	61	56	54
Sat	54	55	55	56	59	68	76	82	74	72	70	67	63	59	57	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	59	64	71	75	78	73	67	64	59	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	58	66	73	67	64	64	64	63	65	71	75	77	66	58	55	54
Tue	54	58	67	73	70	66	64	63	63	65	71	76	77	67	60	56	54
Wed	54	58	67	75	69	66	67	63	64	66	73	76	76	68	61	56	54
Thu	54	59	67	76	69	66	67	68	66	68	74	77	77	68	61	56	54
Fri	54	58	66	72	67	66	69	72	72	75	76	79	79	69	61	56	54
Sat	54	55	55	56	59	68	76	82	74	72	70	67	63	59	57	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	59	64	71	75	78	73	67	64	59	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	58	66	73	67	64	64	64	63	65	71	75	77	66	58	55	54
Tue	54	58	67	73	70	66	64	63	63	65	71	76	77	67	60	56	54
Wed	54	58	67	75	69	66	67	63	64	66	73	76	76	68	61	56	54
Thu	54	59	67	76	69	66	67	68	66	68	74	77	77	68	61	56	54
Fri	54	58	66	72	67	66	69	72	72	75	76	79	79	69	61	56	54
Sat	54	55	55	56	59	68	76	82	74	72	70	67	63	59	57	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	59	64	71	75	78	73	67	64	59	57	57	54