Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Van Nuys
Right now (8:03 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via US-101 South, usually 57 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 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 60 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 56 |
| Tue | 56 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
| Wed | 56 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
| Thu | 56 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
| Fri | 56 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
| Sat | 57 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 56 |
| Sun | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 56 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Ventura to Van Nuys (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (70 minutes).
About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (27 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Van Nuys (Haynes 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 Van Nuys?
On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Ventura to Van Nuys?
The 51-mile drive usually takes 56 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Ventura to Van Nuys?
Leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Los Angeles (34 miles)
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