Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Santa Monica
Right now (8:03 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 63 at this time.
Only 5% 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 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 62 | 62 |
| Tue | 61 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 62 |
| Wed | 62 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 74 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| Thu | 62 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 62 |
| Fri | 62 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 62 |
| Sat | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 62 |
| Sun | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 62 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Ventura to Santa Monica (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).
About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (20 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to downtown Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica?
On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Ventura to Santa Monica?
The 62-mile drive usually takes 61 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Ventura to Santa Monica?
Leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Los Angeles (36 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)
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