Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Ventura to San Pedro
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 100 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 110 at this time.
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 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 88 | 95 | 108 | 123 | 128 | 132 | 123 | 97 | 81 | 78 | 75 |
| Tue | 75 | 76 | 83 | 104 | 93 | 87 | 92 | 141 | 179 | 195 | 235 | 202 | 162 | 121 | 93 | 79 | 75 |
| Wed | 76 | 76 | 86 | 99 | 87 | 86 | 97 | 142 | 195 | 228 | 223 | 210 | 171 | 129 | 100 | 80 | 75 |
| Thu | 76 | 76 | 83 | 99 | 87 | 88 | 106 | 129 | 186 | 196 | 189 | 183 | 170 | 145 | 112 | 84 | 75 |
| Fri | 76 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 91 | 129 | 160 | 174 | 155 | 149 | 164 | 153 | 130 | 108 | 85 | 75 |
| Sat | 76 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 84 | 92 | 102 | 111 | 112 | 108 | 103 | 94 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 76 |
| Sun | 76 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 86 | 91 | 94 | 100 | 99 | 94 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 75 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Ventura to San Pedro (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 235 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 148 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (118 minutes).
About 85 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central San Pedro 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 San Pedro?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 235 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Ventura to San Pedro?
The 87-mile drive usually takes 75 to 235 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 148 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Ventura to San Pedro?
Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 235 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Los Angeles (51 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)
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