Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Universal City

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via US-101 South, usually 62 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Universal City 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	53	53	54	58	59	60	66	69	73	82	90	91	91	88	62	56	53
Tue	52	54	55	59	58	61	63	64	70	87	80	81	87	80	68	57	52
Wed	52	53	55	57	59	59	60	64	66	73	79	105	89	78	68	60	53
Thu	52	53	55	57	59	59	62	64	66	87	96	103	92	85	69	63	53
Fri	53	53	55	56	58	63	70	73	80	95	103	108	108	87	63	59	53
Sat	53	52	53	55	57	59	62	67	74	69	66	63	66	63	60	60	52
Sun	53	52	52	52	54	56	59	61	65	75	88	76	77	62	59	59	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Ventura to Universal City (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Universal City 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 Universal City?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ventura to Universal City?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Universal City?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (58 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	54	58	59	60	66	69	73	82	90	91	91	88	62	56	53
Tue	52	54	55	59	58	61	63	64	70	87	80	81	87	80	68	57	52
Wed	52	53	55	57	59	59	60	64	66	73	79	105	89	78	68	60	53
Thu	52	53	55	57	59	59	62	64	66	87	96	103	92	85	69	63	53
Fri	53	53	55	56	58	63	70	73	80	95	103	108	108	87	63	59	53
Sat	53	52	53	55	57	59	62	67	74	69	66	63	66	63	60	60	52
Sun	53	52	52	52	54	56	59	61	65	75	88	76	77	62	59	59	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	54	58	59	60	66	69	73	82	90	91	91	88	62	56	53
Tue	52	54	55	59	58	61	63	64	70	87	80	81	87	80	68	57	52
Wed	52	53	55	57	59	59	60	64	66	73	79	105	89	78	68	60	53
Thu	52	53	55	57	59	59	62	64	66	87	96	103	92	85	69	63	53
Fri	53	53	55	56	58	63	70	73	80	95	103	108	108	87	63	59	53
Sat	53	52	53	55	57	59	62	67	74	69	66	63	66	63	60	60	52
Sun	53	52	52	52	54	56	59	61	65	75	88	76	77	62	59	59	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	54	58	59	60	66	69	73	82	90	91	91	88	62	56	53
Tue	52	54	55	59	58	61	63	64	70	87	80	81	87	80	68	57	52
Wed	52	53	55	57	59	59	60	64	66	73	79	105	89	78	68	60	53
Thu	52	53	55	57	59	59	62	64	66	87	96	103	92	85	69	63	53
Fri	53	53	55	56	58	63	70	73	80	95	103	108	108	87	63	59	53
Sat	53	52	53	55	57	59	62	67	74	69	66	63	66	63	60	60	52
Sun	53	52	52	52	54	56	59	61	65	75	88	76	77	62	59	59	53