Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Woodland Hills

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via US-101 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Woodland Hills by day and time you leave (local time)
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Sun	38	38	38	37	38	39	41	43	44	49	52	46	44	41	40	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Ventura to Woodland Hills (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (52 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ventura to Woodland Hills?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 37 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (42 miles)

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