Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Gardena

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 76 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Gardena 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	67	68	71	78	74	75	80	85	93	99	109	117	107	87	73	70	67
Tue	67	68	73	92	79	77	82	106	117	122	163	171	143	105	82	70	67
Wed	68	68	74	90	78	77	85	102	126	152	162	181	150	111	88	72	67
Thu	68	68	72	90	78	79	89	98	120	144	155	166	155	132	100	74	67
Fri	68	68	71	76	74	83	97	110	128	131	141	152	144	117	98	76	67
Sat	68	68	68	70	72	75	81	90	98	101	100	94	85	77	77	73	67
Sun	68	67	68	68	70	72	76	80	83	91	91	83	81	79	76	74	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Ventura to Gardena (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 183 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 183 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 67 to 183 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Gardena?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 183 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (51 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	68	71	78	74	75	80	85	93	99	109	117	107	87	73	70	67
Tue	67	68	73	92	79	77	82	106	117	122	163	171	143	105	82	70	67
Wed	68	68	74	90	78	77	85	102	126	152	162	181	150	111	88	72	67
Thu	68	68	72	90	78	79	89	98	120	144	155	166	155	132	100	74	67
Fri	68	68	71	76	74	83	97	110	128	131	141	152	144	117	98	76	67
Sat	68	68	68	70	72	75	81	90	98	101	100	94	85	77	77	73	67
Sun	68	67	68	68	70	72	76	80	83	91	91	83	81	79	76	74	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	68	71	78	74	75	80	85	93	99	109	117	107	87	73	70	67
Tue	67	68	73	92	79	77	82	106	117	122	163	171	143	105	82	70	67
Wed	68	68	74	90	78	77	85	102	126	152	162	181	150	111	88	72	67
Thu	68	68	72	90	78	79	89	98	120	144	155	166	155	132	100	74	67
Fri	68	68	71	76	74	83	97	110	128	131	141	152	144	117	98	76	67
Sat	68	68	68	70	72	75	81	90	98	101	100	94	85	77	77	73	67
Sun	68	67	68	68	70	72	76	80	83	91	91	83	81	79	76	74	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	68	71	78	74	75	80	85	93	99	109	117	107	87	73	70	67
Tue	67	68	73	92	79	77	82	106	117	122	163	171	143	105	82	70	67
Wed	68	68	74	90	78	77	85	102	126	152	162	181	150	111	88	72	67
Thu	68	68	72	90	78	79	89	98	120	144	155	166	155	132	100	74	67
Fri	68	68	71	76	74	83	97	110	128	131	141	152	144	117	98	76	67
Sat	68	68	68	70	72	75	81	90	98	101	100	94	85	77	77	73	67
Sun	68	67	68	68	70	72	76	80	83	91	91	83	81	79	76	74	67