Ventura to LAX Car Service,
timed to your flight.
The northern end of the coastal run, and the only one that starts with the ocean on your right: the 101 out of Ventura runs along the beach before it turns inland at Oxnard. Eighty minutes when the road is clear, a fixed fare agreed before you book, and a pickup time set by your departure.
Fares may change without notice. The price you see in the booking search is the one we honor.
Your pickup time, counted back from the flight.
About 80 minutes with clear roads and up to two hours and fifteen minutes in the morning peak. Ventura is the furthest of the coastal cities, so it is the one where leaving fifteen minutes late actually costs you the flight.
- Domestic flight — Pickup 4 hours 15 minutes before departure.
- International flight — Pickup 4 hours 45 minutes before departure, for the earlier check-in at Tom Bradley (TBIT).
- Red-eye or early morning — Before 5 a.m. the whole run is clear and the drive holds near 70 minutes.
- Peak morning, 6–9 a.m. — Add 45 to 55 minutes. Three slow points stack up: Oxnard, the Conejo grade and the Sepulveda Pass.
- Winter storms and high surf — The coastal stretch north of Ventura is among the first things Caltrans closes. When it is out we leave earlier, and you are told the night before.
Which way we go, and why.
It is one freeway most of the way, but the first ten miles are the ones that change:
- 101 south along the coast — Past Emma Wood and San Buenaventura State Beach, then inland at Oxnard. The pretty part, and the part that closes in a storm.
- 101 → 405 — Through Camarillo, the Conejo grade and the Sepulveda Pass. The standard route.
- 101 → 405 via the 90 — The way around when the pass is stopped: down to Marina del Rey and in along Lincoln.
- Pickup across Ventura — Midtown, Pierpont, the Ventura Keys, Ondulando, the Harbor, the Avenue, East Ventura and Saticoy.
- Leaving from a neighbouring city? — Each one has its own page and its own timing: Oxnard to LAX, Camarillo to LAX and Ojai to LAX.
- At LAX — Drop at your airline's terminal on the upper level; tell us the airline when you book.
Every Ventura to LAX ride.
- A fixed, all-in fare — online service fee, tolls and airport fees included, gratuity optional, no surge and no meter.
- A professional, insured chauffeur in an immaculate luxury black SUV — up to 7 passengers with luggage.
- A pickup time set by your flight, confirmed the night before, with 24/7 early-morning departures.
- Child seats at no extra charge — infant, toddler and booster. Ask for one when you book.
Coming the other way, or planning both legs? See our Ventura County service areas, our LAX to Ventura car service for arrivals, and private airport transfers to Burbank and Van Nuys.
Ventura to LAX FAQ.
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What happens if the 101 closes along the coast?
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