Best Time to Drive from Ventura to BUR

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 73 minutes via US-101 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 6% 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 BUR 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	63	63	66	71	72	70	77	78	84	96	103	102	100	93	73	66	63
Tue	63	64	67	71	73	72	75	76	82	100	93	93	95	91	78	67	63
Wed	63	64	66	70	76	70	72	76	79	85	95	113	98	88	78	69	64
Thu	63	64	67	71	74	70	74	76	80	99	109	114	98	95	79	72	63
Fri	63	63	66	69	73	73	82	86	97	109	113	110	111	95	74	69	64
Sat	63	63	64	65	68	72	74	81	88	83	78	74	76	73	71	69	63
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	67	69	72	77	86	97	86	86	74	72	69	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Ventura to BUR (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (97 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (27 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) 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 BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 63 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to BUR?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (42 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	63	66	71	72	70	77	78	84	96	103	102	100	93	73	66	63
Tue	63	64	67	71	73	72	75	76	82	100	93	93	95	91	78	67	63
Wed	63	64	66	70	76	70	72	76	79	85	95	113	98	88	78	69	64
Thu	63	64	67	71	74	70	74	76	80	99	109	114	98	95	79	72	63
Fri	63	63	66	69	73	73	82	86	97	109	113	110	111	95	74	69	64
Sat	63	63	64	65	68	72	74	81	88	83	78	74	76	73	71	69	63
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	67	69	72	77	86	97	86	86	74	72	69	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	63	66	71	72	70	77	78	84	96	103	102	100	93	73	66	63
Tue	63	64	67	71	73	72	75	76	82	100	93	93	95	91	78	67	63
Wed	63	64	66	70	76	70	72	76	79	85	95	113	98	88	78	69	64
Thu	63	64	67	71	74	70	74	76	80	99	109	114	98	95	79	72	63
Fri	63	63	66	69	73	73	82	86	97	109	113	110	111	95	74	69	64
Sat	63	63	64	65	68	72	74	81	88	83	78	74	76	73	71	69	63
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	67	69	72	77	86	97	86	86	74	72	69	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	63	66	71	72	70	77	78	84	96	103	102	100	93	73	66	63
Tue	63	64	67	71	73	72	75	76	82	100	93	93	95	91	78	67	63
Wed	63	64	66	70	76	70	72	76	79	85	95	113	98	88	78	69	64
Thu	63	64	67	71	74	70	74	76	80	99	109	114	98	95	79	72	63
Fri	63	63	66	69	73	73	82	86	97	109	113	110	111	95	74	69	64
Sat	63	63	64	65	68	72	74	81	88	83	78	74	76	73	71	69	63
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	67	69	72	77	86	97	86	86	74	72	69	63