Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Arcadia

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via US-101 South and SR-134 East, usually 77 at this time.

Only 15% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Ventura to Arcadia (via US-101 South and SR-134 East) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (110 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (21 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 74 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Arcadia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (42 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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