Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Los Angeles

Right now (5:50 am PST): about 68 minutes via US-101 South, usually 67 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Los Angeles 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	66	67	69	75	77	73	80	81	87	97	107	106	101	95	76	69	65
Tue	66	67	71	75	78	76	79	80	85	104	99	99	98	93	80	70	66
Wed	66	67	70	74	80	74	76	79	81	89	100	116	100	90	80	71	66
Thu	66	68	70	75	78	74	77	79	84	103	117	118	100	96	81	74	66
Fri	66	67	70	74	78	77	86	89	99	114	119	115	113	96	78	71	66
Sat	66	66	68	69	72	75	78	85	92	89	83	82	80	77	75	72	66
Sun	66	65	66	67	69	71	74	77	81	90	99	89	89	78	76	73	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Ventura to Los Angeles (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (99 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (20 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ventura to Los Angeles?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 65 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (52 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	67	69	75	77	73	80	81	87	97	107	106	101	95	76	69	65
Tue	66	67	71	75	78	76	79	80	85	104	99	99	98	93	80	70	66
Wed	66	67	70	74	80	74	76	79	81	89	100	116	100	90	80	71	66
Thu	66	68	70	75	78	74	77	79	84	103	117	118	100	96	81	74	66
Fri	66	67	70	74	78	77	86	89	99	114	119	115	113	96	78	71	66
Sat	66	66	68	69	72	75	78	85	92	89	83	82	80	77	75	72	66
Sun	66	65	66	67	69	71	74	77	81	90	99	89	89	78	76	73	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	67	69	75	77	73	80	81	87	97	107	106	101	95	76	69	65
Tue	66	67	71	75	78	76	79	80	85	104	99	99	98	93	80	70	66
Wed	66	67	70	74	80	74	76	79	81	89	100	116	100	90	80	71	66
Thu	66	68	70	75	78	74	77	79	84	103	117	118	100	96	81	74	66
Fri	66	67	70	74	78	77	86	89	99	114	119	115	113	96	78	71	66
Sat	66	66	68	69	72	75	78	85	92	89	83	82	80	77	75	72	66
Sun	66	65	66	67	69	71	74	77	81	90	99	89	89	78	76	73	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	67	69	75	77	73	80	81	87	97	107	106	101	95	76	69	65
Tue	66	67	71	75	78	76	79	80	85	104	99	99	98	93	80	70	66
Wed	66	67	70	74	80	74	76	79	81	89	100	116	100	90	80	71	66
Thu	66	68	70	75	78	74	77	79	84	103	117	118	100	96	81	74	66
Fri	66	67	70	74	78	77	86	89	99	114	119	115	113	96	78	71	66
Sat	66	66	68	69	72	75	78	85	92	89	83	82	80	77	75	72	66
Sun	66	65	66	67	69	71	74	77	81	90	99	89	89	78	76	73	66