Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Alhambra

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 89 minutes via US-101 South, usually 98 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 Ventura to Alhambra 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	72	80	83	87	88	86	91	94	98	106	119	117	116	107	81	72	69
Tue	71	81	83	89	91	89	88	90	97	114	113	110	110	104	88	74	69
Wed	71	79	81	86	88	88	87	90	93	102	111	130	115	102	90	76	70
Thu	71	80	82	88	90	85	89	90	96	114	125	131	116	109	91	80	69
Fri	72	79	82	85	86	88	94	102	113	125	130	129	126	109	89	77	70
Sat	69	70	73	77	84	87	88	97	102	99	97	96	98	93	90	78	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	74	82	88	92	97	108	117	106	106	92	89	79	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Ventura to Alhambra (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (117 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Alhambra 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 Ventura to Alhambra?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Alhambra?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (57 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	80	83	87	88	86	91	94	98	106	119	117	116	107	81	72	69
Tue	71	81	83	89	91	89	88	90	97	114	113	110	110	104	88	74	69
Wed	71	79	81	86	88	88	87	90	93	102	111	130	115	102	90	76	70
Thu	71	80	82	88	90	85	89	90	96	114	125	131	116	109	91	80	69
Fri	72	79	82	85	86	88	94	102	113	125	130	129	126	109	89	77	70
Sat	69	70	73	77	84	87	88	97	102	99	97	96	98	93	90	78	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	74	82	88	92	97	108	117	106	106	92	89	79	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	80	83	87	88	86	91	94	98	106	119	117	116	107	81	72	69
Tue	71	81	83	89	91	89	88	90	97	114	113	110	110	104	88	74	69
Wed	71	79	81	86	88	88	87	90	93	102	111	130	115	102	90	76	70
Thu	71	80	82	88	90	85	89	90	96	114	125	131	116	109	91	80	69
Fri	72	79	82	85	86	88	94	102	113	125	130	129	126	109	89	77	70
Sat	69	70	73	77	84	87	88	97	102	99	97	96	98	93	90	78	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	74	82	88	92	97	108	117	106	106	92	89	79	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	80	83	87	88	86	91	94	98	106	119	117	116	107	81	72	69
Tue	71	81	83	89	91	89	88	90	97	114	113	110	110	104	88	74	69
Wed	71	79	81	86	88	88	87	90	93	102	111	130	115	102	90	76	70
Thu	71	80	82	88	90	85	89	90	96	114	125	131	116	109	91	80	69
Fri	72	79	82	85	86	88	94	102	113	125	130	129	126	109	89	77	70
Sat	69	70	73	77	84	87	88	97	102	99	97	96	98	93	90	78	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	74	82	88	92	97	108	117	106	106	92	89	79	70