Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Altadena

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 98 minutes via US-101 South, usually 99 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Altadena 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	67	68	73	78	76	76	82	85	91	107	119	120	115	101	78	70	67
Tue	67	68	74	78	77	78	79	84	92	114	110	113	112	99	84	72	67
Wed	67	68	73	78	80	78	79	83	89	100	110	131	113	97	85	75	68
Thu	67	68	73	78	78	76	81	84	90	112	123	131	115	105	87	77	67
Fri	67	68	74	76	76	82	91	96	106	123	126	125	123	105	83	74	68
Sat	67	67	68	70	73	77	82	88	95	89	86	84	86	81	77	74	68
Sun	67	67	67	67	69	72	77	80	85	95	105	93	93	80	78	74	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Ventura to Altadena (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Altadena 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 Altadena?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 67 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Altadena?

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

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (57 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	68	73	78	76	76	82	85	91	107	119	120	115	101	78	70	67
Tue	67	68	74	78	77	78	79	84	92	114	110	113	112	99	84	72	67
Wed	67	68	73	78	80	78	79	83	89	100	110	131	113	97	85	75	68
Thu	67	68	73	78	78	76	81	84	90	112	123	131	115	105	87	77	67
Fri	67	68	74	76	76	82	91	96	106	123	126	125	123	105	83	74	68
Sat	67	67	68	70	73	77	82	88	95	89	86	84	86	81	77	74	68
Sun	67	67	67	67	69	72	77	80	85	95	105	93	93	80	78	74	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	68	73	78	76	76	82	85	91	107	119	120	115	101	78	70	67
Tue	67	68	74	78	77	78	79	84	92	114	110	113	112	99	84	72	67
Wed	67	68	73	78	80	78	79	83	89	100	110	131	113	97	85	75	68
Thu	67	68	73	78	78	76	81	84	90	112	123	131	115	105	87	77	67
Fri	67	68	74	76	76	82	91	96	106	123	126	125	123	105	83	74	68
Sat	67	67	68	70	73	77	82	88	95	89	86	84	86	81	77	74	68
Sun	67	67	67	67	69	72	77	80	85	95	105	93	93	80	78	74	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	68	73	78	76	76	82	85	91	107	119	120	115	101	78	70	67
Tue	67	68	74	78	77	78	79	84	92	114	110	113	112	99	84	72	67
Wed	67	68	73	78	80	78	79	83	89	100	110	131	113	97	85	75	68
Thu	67	68	73	78	78	76	81	84	90	112	123	131	115	105	87	77	67
Fri	67	68	74	76	76	82	91	96	106	123	126	125	123	105	83	74	68
Sat	67	67	68	70	73	77	82	88	95	89	86	84	86	81	77	74	68
Sun	67	67	67	67	69	72	77	80	85	95	105	93	93	80	78	74	67