Best Time to Drive from Ventura to BUR

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via US-101 South, usually 85 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	74	71	80	82	89	98	102	101	99	97	72	66	63
Tue	63	64	67	73	73	73	76	78	85	102	91	92	95	90	78	68	63
Wed	63	64	67	70	77	70	72	77	79	86	93	116	98	88	78	70	64
Thu	63	64	66	71	74	71	75	78	82	103	110	113	100	97	79	72	63
Fri	63	63	66	69	74	74	85	87	96	109	117	119	118	96	74	69	63
Sat	63	63	64	65	68	72	75	82	91	85	78	75	78	73	70	69	63
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	68	71	72	76	88	97	84	86	72	69	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 121 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (98 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 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 63 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to BUR?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 121 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	74	71	80	82	89	98	102	101	99	97	72	66	63
Tue	63	64	67	73	73	73	76	78	85	102	91	92	95	90	78	68	63
Wed	63	64	67	70	77	70	72	77	79	86	93	116	98	88	78	70	64
Thu	63	64	66	71	74	71	75	78	82	103	110	113	100	97	79	72	63
Fri	63	63	66	69	74	74	85	87	96	109	117	119	118	96	74	69	63
Sat	63	63	64	65	68	72	75	82	91	85	78	75	78	73	70	69	63
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	68	71	72	76	88	97	84	86	72	69	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	74	71	80	82	89	98	102	101	99	97	72	66	63
Tue	63	64	67	73	73	73	76	78	85	102	91	92	95	90	78	68	63
Wed	63	64	67	70	77	70	72	77	79	86	93	116	98	88	78	70	64
Thu	63	64	66	71	74	71	75	78	82	103	110	113	100	97	79	72	63
Fri	63	63	66	69	74	74	85	87	96	109	117	119	118	96	74	69	63
Sat	63	63	64	65	68	72	75	82	91	85	78	75	78	73	70	69	63
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	68	71	72	76	88	97	84	86	72	69	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	74	71	80	82	89	98	102	101	99	97	72	66	63
Tue	63	64	67	73	73	73	76	78	85	102	91	92	95	90	78	68	63
Wed	63	64	67	70	77	70	72	77	79	86	93	116	98	88	78	70	64
Thu	63	64	66	71	74	71	75	78	82	103	110	113	100	97	79	72	63
Fri	63	63	66	69	74	74	85	87	96	109	117	119	118	96	74	69	63
Sat	63	63	64	65	68	72	75	82	91	85	78	75	78	73	70	69	63
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	68	71	72	76	88	97	84	86	72	69	69	63