Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Compton

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 98 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 106 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 Compton 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	72	73	77	83	81	81	85	88	93	95	102	108	106	92	78	75	72
Tue	73	73	78	100	88	83	88	100	107	107	140	160	145	111	89	75	73
Wed	73	73	80	99	85	83	90	99	110	129	151	174	154	121	97	77	72
Thu	73	73	78	98	84	86	95	99	110	126	152	170	162	139	107	81	72
Fri	73	73	76	82	81	90	98	104	118	127	147	158	151	128	105	81	72
Sat	73	73	74	76	78	82	86	94	101	104	105	100	92	85	83	79	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	75	78	84	87	90	97	96	90	87	85	83	79	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Ventura to Compton (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 174 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (106 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 174 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 72 to 174 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Compton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 174 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (51 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	73	77	83	81	81	85	88	93	95	102	108	106	92	78	75	72
Tue	73	73	78	100	88	83	88	100	107	107	140	160	145	111	89	75	73
Wed	73	73	80	99	85	83	90	99	110	129	151	174	154	121	97	77	72
Thu	73	73	78	98	84	86	95	99	110	126	152	170	162	139	107	81	72
Fri	73	73	76	82	81	90	98	104	118	127	147	158	151	128	105	81	72
Sat	73	73	74	76	78	82	86	94	101	104	105	100	92	85	83	79	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	75	78	84	87	90	97	96	90	87	85	83	79	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	73	77	83	81	81	85	88	93	95	102	108	106	92	78	75	72
Tue	73	73	78	100	88	83	88	100	107	107	140	160	145	111	89	75	73
Wed	73	73	80	99	85	83	90	99	110	129	151	174	154	121	97	77	72
Thu	73	73	78	98	84	86	95	99	110	126	152	170	162	139	107	81	72
Fri	73	73	76	82	81	90	98	104	118	127	147	158	151	128	105	81	72
Sat	73	73	74	76	78	82	86	94	101	104	105	100	92	85	83	79	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	75	78	84	87	90	97	96	90	87	85	83	79	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	73	77	83	81	81	85	88	93	95	102	108	106	92	78	75	72
Tue	73	73	78	100	88	83	88	100	107	107	140	160	145	111	89	75	73
Wed	73	73	80	99	85	83	90	99	110	129	151	174	154	121	97	77	72
Thu	73	73	78	98	84	86	95	99	110	126	152	170	162	139	107	81	72
Fri	73	73	76	82	81	90	98	104	118	127	147	158	151	128	105	81	72
Sat	73	73	74	76	78	82	86	94	101	104	105	100	92	85	83	79	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	75	78	84	87	90	97	96	90	87	85	83	79	72