Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Torrance

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 99 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 123 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Torrance 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	75	76	80	88	86	83	89	94	103	111	115	118	111	94	80	77	75
Tue	75	76	83	106	94	86	94	121	133	143	183	184	154	116	91	78	75
Wed	76	76	86	102	92	86	95	117	143	172	179	196	163	125	99	79	75
Thu	76	76	82	102	90	88	102	113	139	165	173	178	165	142	109	82	75
Fri	75	75	80	86	86	91	112	129	144	145	153	162	152	130	107	83	75
Sat	76	76	77	78	81	86	91	100	110	113	109	102	94	86	85	80	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	80	86	91	94	98	97	91	88	87	84	81	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Ventura to Torrance (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 198 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 123 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (116 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (25 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Torrance (Opal 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 Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 198 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 75 to 198 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 123 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Torrance?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 198 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (36 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	76	80	88	86	83	89	94	103	111	115	118	111	94	80	77	75
Tue	75	76	83	106	94	86	94	121	133	143	183	184	154	116	91	78	75
Wed	76	76	86	102	92	86	95	117	143	172	179	196	163	125	99	79	75
Thu	76	76	82	102	90	88	102	113	139	165	173	178	165	142	109	82	75
Fri	75	75	80	86	86	91	112	129	144	145	153	162	152	130	107	83	75
Sat	76	76	77	78	81	86	91	100	110	113	109	102	94	86	85	80	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	80	86	91	94	98	97	91	88	87	84	81	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	76	80	88	86	83	89	94	103	111	115	118	111	94	80	77	75
Tue	75	76	83	106	94	86	94	121	133	143	183	184	154	116	91	78	75
Wed	76	76	86	102	92	86	95	117	143	172	179	196	163	125	99	79	75
Thu	76	76	82	102	90	88	102	113	139	165	173	178	165	142	109	82	75
Fri	75	75	80	86	86	91	112	129	144	145	153	162	152	130	107	83	75
Sat	76	76	77	78	81	86	91	100	110	113	109	102	94	86	85	80	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	80	86	91	94	98	97	91	88	87	84	81	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	76	80	88	86	83	89	94	103	111	115	118	111	94	80	77	75
Tue	75	76	83	106	94	86	94	121	133	143	183	184	154	116	91	78	75
Wed	76	76	86	102	92	86	95	117	143	172	179	196	163	125	99	79	75
Thu	76	76	82	102	90	88	102	113	139	165	173	178	165	142	109	82	75
Fri	75	75	80	86	86	91	112	129	144	145	153	162	152	130	107	83	75
Sat	76	76	77	78	81	86	91	100	110	113	109	102	94	86	85	80	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	80	86	91	94	98	97	91	88	87	84	81	75