Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Arcadia

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 115 minutes via US-101 South and SR-134 East, usually 109 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Ventura to Arcadia (via US-101 South and SR-134 East) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Arcadia to Ventura

Freeway, about 61 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 14 miles: 21 to 42 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Ventura to Arcadia 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	75	81	88	88	86	83	84	85	90	94	104	108	101	86	77	76	75
Tue	75	83	93	95	91	87	86	88	91	100	107	114	109	89	78	76	75
Wed	76	83	93	95	93	88	88	88	94	103	113	118	111	91	79	76	75
Thu	76	83	92	94	90	87	88	91	96	106	116	123	113	96	80	77	75
Fri	76	80	85	86	87	88	93	100	106	113	119	124	119	99	83	77	75
Sat	75	75	76	77	80	85	90	95	99	97	95	95	93	86	80	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	79	84	86	89	92	94	92	91	86	82	78	75

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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 75 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Arcadia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	81	88	88	86	83	84	85	90	94	104	108	101	86	77	76	75
Tue	75	83	93	95	91	87	86	88	91	100	107	114	109	89	78	76	75
Wed	76	83	93	95	93	88	88	88	94	103	113	118	111	91	79	76	75
Thu	76	83	92	94	90	87	88	91	96	106	116	123	113	96	80	77	75
Fri	76	80	85	86	87	88	93	100	106	113	119	124	119	99	83	77	75
Sat	75	75	76	77	80	85	90	95	99	97	95	95	93	86	80	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	79	84	86	89	92	94	92	91	86	82	78	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	81	88	88	86	83	84	85	90	94	104	108	101	86	77	76	75
Tue	75	83	93	95	91	87	86	88	91	100	107	114	109	89	78	76	75
Wed	76	83	93	95	93	88	88	88	94	103	113	118	111	91	79	76	75
Thu	76	83	92	94	90	87	88	91	96	106	116	123	113	96	80	77	75
Fri	76	80	85	86	87	88	93	100	106	113	119	124	119	99	83	77	75
Sat	75	75	76	77	80	85	90	95	99	97	95	95	93	86	80	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	79	84	86	89	92	94	92	91	86	82	78	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	81	88	88	86	83	84	85	90	94	104	108	101	86	77	76	75
Tue	75	83	93	95	91	87	86	88	91	100	107	114	109	89	78	76	75
Wed	76	83	93	95	93	88	88	88	94	103	113	118	111	91	79	76	75
Thu	76	83	92	94	90	87	88	91	96	106	116	123	113	96	80	77	75
Fri	76	80	85	86	87	88	93	100	106	113	119	124	119	99	83	77	75
Sat	75	75	76	77	80	85	90	95	99	97	95	95	93	86	80	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	79	84	86	89	92	94	92	91	86	82	78	75