Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Compton

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 108 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 81 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	72	73	76	77	77	77	78	78	76	80	84	84	81	73	73	72
Tue	71	73	73	75	76	76	76	77	76	76	77	79	83	79	74	72	72
Wed	71	72	73	75	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	82	83	78	73	73	72
Thu	72	72	72	75	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	81	84	80	73	73	72
Fri	72	72	73	75	76	78	78	77	78	78	78	81	84	79	74	74	72
Sat	72	71	72	72	73	74	75	78	77	75	75	76	76	73	73	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	71	73	74	77	79	82	86	88	82	79	77	75	74	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 71 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (88 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 3:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 71 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Compton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 84 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	72	73	76	77	77	77	78	78	76	80	84	84	81	73	73	72
Tue	71	73	73	75	76	76	76	77	76	76	77	79	83	79	74	72	72
Wed	71	72	73	75	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	82	83	78	73	73	72
Thu	72	72	72	75	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	81	84	80	73	73	72
Fri	72	72	73	75	76	78	78	77	78	78	78	81	84	79	74	74	72
Sat	72	71	72	72	73	74	75	78	77	75	75	76	76	73	73	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	71	73	74	77	79	82	86	88	82	79	77	75	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	72	73	76	77	77	77	78	78	76	80	84	84	81	73	73	72
Tue	71	73	73	75	76	76	76	77	76	76	77	79	83	79	74	72	72
Wed	71	72	73	75	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	82	83	78	73	73	72
Thu	72	72	72	75	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	81	84	80	73	73	72
Fri	72	72	73	75	76	78	78	77	78	78	78	81	84	79	74	74	72
Sat	72	71	72	72	73	74	75	78	77	75	75	76	76	73	73	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	71	73	74	77	79	82	86	88	82	79	77	75	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	72	73	76	77	77	77	78	78	76	80	84	84	81	73	73	72
Tue	71	73	73	75	76	76	76	77	76	76	77	79	83	79	74	72	72
Wed	71	72	73	75	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	82	83	78	73	73	72
Thu	72	72	72	75	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	81	84	80	73	73	72
Fri	72	72	73	75	76	78	78	77	78	78	78	81	84	79	74	74	72
Sat	72	71	72	72	73	74	75	78	77	75	75	76	76	73	73	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	71	73	74	77	79	82	86	88	82	79	77	75	74	72