Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Alhambra

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via US-101 South, usually 68 at this time.

Only 12% 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	71	76	78	83	83	82	86	88	92	101	117	116	114	103	79	72	69
Tue	69	77	79	85	87	85	85	85	95	116	112	114	114	99	85	73	68
Wed	70	76	79	85	86	85	84	88	91	106	114	134	117	96	85	76	69
Thu	70	76	79	84	85	82	85	88	96	120	128	132	119	108	88	79	68
Fri	71	75	79	82	82	85	92	103	109	126	127	131	129	110	86	76	70
Sat	70	70	71	76	80	83	86	95	101	96	93	92	94	88	84	77	69
Sun	70	70	70	69	73	78	83	87	90	99	110	98	100	85	83	77	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Ventura to Alhambra (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (110 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 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 68 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Alhambra?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 134 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	71	76	78	83	83	82	86	88	92	101	117	116	114	103	79	72	69
Tue	69	77	79	85	87	85	85	85	95	116	112	114	114	99	85	73	68
Wed	70	76	79	85	86	85	84	88	91	106	114	134	117	96	85	76	69
Thu	70	76	79	84	85	82	85	88	96	120	128	132	119	108	88	79	68
Fri	71	75	79	82	82	85	92	103	109	126	127	131	129	110	86	76	70
Sat	70	70	71	76	80	83	86	95	101	96	93	92	94	88	84	77	69
Sun	70	70	70	69	73	78	83	87	90	99	110	98	100	85	83	77	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	78	83	83	82	86	88	92	101	117	116	114	103	79	72	69
Tue	69	77	79	85	87	85	85	85	95	116	112	114	114	99	85	73	68
Wed	70	76	79	85	86	85	84	88	91	106	114	134	117	96	85	76	69
Thu	70	76	79	84	85	82	85	88	96	120	128	132	119	108	88	79	68
Fri	71	75	79	82	82	85	92	103	109	126	127	131	129	110	86	76	70
Sat	70	70	71	76	80	83	86	95	101	96	93	92	94	88	84	77	69
Sun	70	70	70	69	73	78	83	87	90	99	110	98	100	85	83	77	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	78	83	83	82	86	88	92	101	117	116	114	103	79	72	69
Tue	69	77	79	85	87	85	85	85	95	116	112	114	114	99	85	73	68
Wed	70	76	79	85	86	85	84	88	91	106	114	134	117	96	85	76	69
Thu	70	76	79	84	85	82	85	88	96	120	128	132	119	108	88	79	68
Fri	71	75	79	82	82	85	92	103	109	126	127	131	129	110	86	76	70
Sat	70	70	71	76	80	83	86	95	101	96	93	92	94	88	84	77	69
Sun	70	70	70	69	73	78	83	87	90	99	110	98	100	85	83	77	69