Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Ventura

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via US-101 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Woodland Hills to Ventura 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	37	40	41	42	40	41	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	39	38	38	37
Tue	38	41	41	42	41	41	42	42	41	42	41	41	44	40	38	38	38
Wed	38	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	42	43	40	39	39	39
Thu	38	40	41	42	41	41	43	44	43	43	43	45	42	39	39	39	38
Fri	39	41	42	41	41	41	44	44	45	44	44	43	41	40	39	38	38
Sat	38	40	41	40	41	44	49	52	47	43	42	41	41	39	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	38	39	40	42	44	45	43	43	41	40	39	39	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 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 Woodland Hills to central Ventura 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 Woodland Hills to Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 37 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Ventura?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (42 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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