Best Time to Drive from Ventura to LGB

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 87 at this time.

Only 4% 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 LGB 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	81	82	84	88	91	87	89	89	90	87	89	91	89	89	82	82	81
Tue	81	82	84	87	89	86	89	89	87	86	86	87	89	87	82	82	82
Wed	81	82	84	87	94	87	88	89	88	87	87	90	89	87	82	82	82
Thu	82	83	83	87	90	85	87	88	88	87	86	87	89	89	83	82	82
Fri	81	82	83	87	90	87	89	89	89	89	88	89	90	88	83	83	82
Sat	82	81	81	82	83	86	87	90	94	90	87	86	85	82	82	83	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	83	84	88	89	91	94	96	88	87	86	84	83	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Ventura to LGB (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (96 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (23 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 81 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to LGB?

Leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (36 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (33 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	84	88	91	87	89	89	90	87	89	91	89	89	82	82	81
Tue	81	82	84	87	89	86	89	89	87	86	86	87	89	87	82	82	82
Wed	81	82	84	87	94	87	88	89	88	87	87	90	89	87	82	82	82
Thu	82	83	83	87	90	85	87	88	88	87	86	87	89	89	83	82	82
Fri	81	82	83	87	90	87	89	89	89	89	88	89	90	88	83	83	82
Sat	82	81	81	82	83	86	87	90	94	90	87	86	85	82	82	83	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	83	84	88	89	91	94	96	88	87	86	84	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	84	88	91	87	89	89	90	87	89	91	89	89	82	82	81
Tue	81	82	84	87	89	86	89	89	87	86	86	87	89	87	82	82	82
Wed	81	82	84	87	94	87	88	89	88	87	87	90	89	87	82	82	82
Thu	82	83	83	87	90	85	87	88	88	87	86	87	89	89	83	82	82
Fri	81	82	83	87	90	87	89	89	89	89	88	89	90	88	83	83	82
Sat	82	81	81	82	83	86	87	90	94	90	87	86	85	82	82	83	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	83	84	88	89	91	94	96	88	87	86	84	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	84	88	91	87	89	89	90	87	89	91	89	89	82	82	81
Tue	81	82	84	87	89	86	89	89	87	86	86	87	89	87	82	82	82
Wed	81	82	84	87	94	87	88	89	88	87	87	90	89	87	82	82	82
Thu	82	83	83	87	90	85	87	88	88	87	86	87	89	89	83	82	82
Fri	81	82	83	87	90	87	89	89	89	89	88	89	90	88	83	83	82
Sat	82	81	81	82	83	86	87	90	94	90	87	86	85	82	82	83	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	83	84	88	89	91	94	96	88	87	86	84	83	81