Best Time to Drive from Ventura to South Gate

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via US-101 South, usually 107 at this time.

Only 8% 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 South Gate 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	74	76	77	81	82	84	87	90	96	110	126	125	114	107	83	76	71
Tue	71	77	78	81	82	85	86	89	97	122	118	118	114	101	88	76	71
Wed	71	76	78	79	82	84	84	89	93	106	116	137	118	100	89	79	72
Thu	72	76	77	79	81	84	88	90	95	124	137	137	119	107	89	82	72
Fri	72	76	79	80	82	87	96	100	109	132	139	139	132	107	85	79	72
Sat	71	72	75	77	79	84	86	94	100	97	91	91	90	86	83	80	72
Sun	72	71	72	73	79	80	85	87	91	100	112	100	102	86	84	81	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Ventura to South Gate (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (112 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ventura to South Gate?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 71 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to South Gate?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (70 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	76	77	81	82	84	87	90	96	110	126	125	114	107	83	76	71
Tue	71	77	78	81	82	85	86	89	97	122	118	118	114	101	88	76	71
Wed	71	76	78	79	82	84	84	89	93	106	116	137	118	100	89	79	72
Thu	72	76	77	79	81	84	88	90	95	124	137	137	119	107	89	82	72
Fri	72	76	79	80	82	87	96	100	109	132	139	139	132	107	85	79	72
Sat	71	72	75	77	79	84	86	94	100	97	91	91	90	86	83	80	72
Sun	72	71	72	73	79	80	85	87	91	100	112	100	102	86	84	81	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	76	77	81	82	84	87	90	96	110	126	125	114	107	83	76	71
Tue	71	77	78	81	82	85	86	89	97	122	118	118	114	101	88	76	71
Wed	71	76	78	79	82	84	84	89	93	106	116	137	118	100	89	79	72
Thu	72	76	77	79	81	84	88	90	95	124	137	137	119	107	89	82	72
Fri	72	76	79	80	82	87	96	100	109	132	139	139	132	107	85	79	72
Sat	71	72	75	77	79	84	86	94	100	97	91	91	90	86	83	80	72
Sun	72	71	72	73	79	80	85	87	91	100	112	100	102	86	84	81	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	76	77	81	82	84	87	90	96	110	126	125	114	107	83	76	71
Tue	71	77	78	81	82	85	86	89	97	122	118	118	114	101	88	76	71
Wed	71	76	78	79	82	84	84	89	93	106	116	137	118	100	89	79	72
Thu	72	76	77	79	81	84	88	90	95	124	137	137	119	107	89	82	72
Fri	72	76	79	80	82	87	96	100	109	132	139	139	132	107	85	79	72
Sat	71	72	75	77	79	84	86	94	100	97	91	91	90	86	83	80	72
Sun	72	71	72	73	79	80	85	87	91	100	112	100	102	86	84	81	72