Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Hollywood
Right now (10:50 pm PST): about 63 minutes via US-101 South.
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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 62 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 77 | 78 | 84 | 98 | 105 | 106 | 101 | 94 | 72 | 64 | 61 |
| Tue | 62 | 62 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 83 | 101 | 95 | 97 | 98 | 93 | 77 | 66 | 62 |
| Wed | 62 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 76 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 87 | 98 | 117 | 99 | 88 | 77 | 68 | 62 |
| Thu | 62 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 82 | 103 | 117 | 119 | 101 | 96 | 78 | 70 | 62 |
| Fri | 62 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 83 | 86 | 100 | 116 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 95 | 74 | 67 | 62 |
| Sat | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 72 | 74 | 82 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 62 |
| Sun | 62 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 77 | 88 | 97 | 87 | 86 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 62 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Ventura to Hollywood (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (99 minutes).
About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (22 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Hollywood (North Cahuenga Boulevard) 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 Hollywood?
On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Ventura to Hollywood?
The 60-mile drive usually takes 61 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Ventura to Hollywood?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Los Angeles (46 miles)
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