Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Bell Gardens

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 117 minutes via US-101 South, usually 99 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Bell Gardens 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	73	74	77	79	81	83	86	92	104	121	120	113	102	82	73	69
Tue	69	74	77	77	79	82	82	85	90	114	114	113	111	99	85	74	69
Wed	69	73	75	76	79	80	80	85	88	99	111	128	113	97	86	77	70
Thu	70	73	75	77	79	81	84	86	89	114	128	131	115	104	87	80	69
Fri	70	73	76	77	79	83	91	95	104	125	130	127	123	104	83	77	70
Sat	69	70	72	74	76	80	83	89	94	90	87	88	87	83	81	77	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	76	77	81	83	87	96	107	96	96	84	82	78	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Ventura to Bell Gardens (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 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 (107 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Bell Gardens 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 Bell Gardens?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ventura to Bell Gardens?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 69 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Bell Gardens?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (70 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 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	73	74	77	79	81	83	86	92	104	121	120	113	102	82	73	69
Tue	69	74	77	77	79	82	82	85	90	114	114	113	111	99	85	74	69
Wed	69	73	75	76	79	80	80	85	88	99	111	128	113	97	86	77	70
Thu	70	73	75	77	79	81	84	86	89	114	128	131	115	104	87	80	69
Fri	70	73	76	77	79	83	91	95	104	125	130	127	123	104	83	77	70
Sat	69	70	72	74	76	80	83	89	94	90	87	88	87	83	81	77	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	76	77	81	83	87	96	107	96	96	84	82	78	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	73	74	77	79	81	83	86	92	104	121	120	113	102	82	73	69
Tue	69	74	77	77	79	82	82	85	90	114	114	113	111	99	85	74	69
Wed	69	73	75	76	79	80	80	85	88	99	111	128	113	97	86	77	70
Thu	70	73	75	77	79	81	84	86	89	114	128	131	115	104	87	80	69
Fri	70	73	76	77	79	83	91	95	104	125	130	127	123	104	83	77	70
Sat	69	70	72	74	76	80	83	89	94	90	87	88	87	83	81	77	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	76	77	81	83	87	96	107	96	96	84	82	78	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	73	74	77	79	81	83	86	92	104	121	120	113	102	82	73	69
Tue	69	74	77	77	79	82	82	85	90	114	114	113	111	99	85	74	69
Wed	69	73	75	76	79	80	80	85	88	99	111	128	113	97	86	77	70
Thu	70	73	75	77	79	81	84	86	89	114	128	131	115	104	87	80	69
Fri	70	73	76	77	79	83	91	95	104	125	130	127	123	104	83	77	70
Sat	69	70	72	74	76	80	83	89	94	90	87	88	87	83	81	77	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	76	77	81	83	87	96	107	96	96	84	82	78	70