Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Northridge

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via US-101 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Northridge 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	47	47	47	49	50	50	51	51	51	50	55	59	59	56	47	48	47
Tue	46	47	48	49	50	50	50	51	50	50	52	55	58	53	48	47	46
Wed	46	47	47	49	50	50	51	51	50	50	51	57	59	52	48	48	47
Thu	46	47	47	49	51	49	50	50	50	49	51	56	59	55	48	48	47
Fri	47	47	47	49	50	51	52	51	52	53	54	57	60	53	48	48	47
Sat	47	46	47	47	47	48	49	52	52	50	49	50	51	47	48	48	47
Sun	47	46	47	46	47	48	51	52	56	61	63	56	53	51	49	48	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Ventura to Northridge (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Northridge 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 Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 46 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Northridge?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (46 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	47	47	49	50	50	51	51	51	50	55	59	59	56	47	48	47
Tue	46	47	48	49	50	50	50	51	50	50	52	55	58	53	48	47	46
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Fri	47	47	47	49	50	51	52	51	52	53	54	57	60	53	48	48	47
Sat	47	46	47	47	47	48	49	52	52	50	49	50	51	47	48	48	47
Sun	47	46	47	46	47	48	51	52	56	61	63	56	53	51	49	48	47

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Tue	46	47	48	49	50	50	50	51	50	50	52	55	58	53	48	47	46
Wed	46	47	47	49	50	50	51	51	50	50	51	57	59	52	48	48	47
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Fri	47	47	47	49	50	51	52	51	52	53	54	57	60	53	48	48	47
Sat	47	46	47	47	47	48	49	52	52	50	49	50	51	47	48	48	47
Sun	47	46	47	46	47	48	51	52	56	61	63	56	53	51	49	48	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	47	47	49	50	50	51	51	51	50	55	59	59	56	47	48	47
Tue	46	47	48	49	50	50	50	51	50	50	52	55	58	53	48	47	46
Wed	46	47	47	49	50	50	51	51	50	50	51	57	59	52	48	48	47
Thu	46	47	47	49	51	49	50	50	50	49	51	56	59	55	48	48	47
Fri	47	47	47	49	50	51	52	51	52	53	54	57	60	53	48	48	47
Sat	47	46	47	47	47	48	49	52	52	50	49	50	51	47	48	48	47
Sun	47	46	47	46	47	48	51	52	56	61	63	56	53	51	49	48	47