Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Carson

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 80 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Ventura to Carson (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 3:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (84 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Carson 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 Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 3:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 68 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Carson?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (51 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (28 miles)

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