Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Chatsworth

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 51 minutes via SR-118 East and SR-23 North.

None 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 Chatsworth by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Ventura to Chatsworth (via SR-118 East and SR-23 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (24 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Chatsworth 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 Chatsworth?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 51 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Chatsworth?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 East in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-23 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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