Best Time to Drive from Altadena to Thousand Oaks

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via US-101 North and SR-134 West, usually 44 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Altadena to Thousand Oaks 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	42	44	48	47	49	49	45	45	44	44	46	49	69	59	43	43	42
Tue	42	44	46	52	54	51	47	45	44	44	47	65	73	64	44	42	42
Wed	42	44	46	49	52	51	47	47	46	47	50	72	84	74	50	44	43
Thu	42	44	46	50	51	51	48	45	45	45	52	67	82	66	48	44	43
Fri	42	45	45	46	48	46	46	45	45	46	50	58	54	52	47	44	42
Sat	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	46	48	46	45	43	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Altadena to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (48 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Altadena to central Thousand Oaks 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 Altadena to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Altadena to Thousand Oaks?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 42 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Altadena to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	48	47	49	49	45	45	44	44	46	49	69	59	43	43	42
Tue	42	44	46	52	54	51	47	45	44	44	47	65	73	64	44	42	42
Wed	42	44	46	49	52	51	47	47	46	47	50	72	84	74	50	44	43
Thu	42	44	46	50	51	51	48	45	45	45	52	67	82	66	48	44	43
Fri	42	45	45	46	48	46	46	45	45	46	50	58	54	52	47	44	42
Sat	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	46	48	46	45	43	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	48	47	49	49	45	45	44	44	46	49	69	59	43	43	42
Tue	42	44	46	52	54	51	47	45	44	44	47	65	73	64	44	42	42
Wed	42	44	46	49	52	51	47	47	46	47	50	72	84	74	50	44	43
Thu	42	44	46	50	51	51	48	45	45	45	52	67	82	66	48	44	43
Fri	42	45	45	46	48	46	46	45	45	46	50	58	54	52	47	44	42
Sat	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	46	48	46	45	43	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	48	47	49	49	45	45	44	44	46	49	69	59	43	43	42
Tue	42	44	46	52	54	51	47	45	44	44	47	65	73	64	44	42	42
Wed	42	44	46	49	52	51	47	47	46	47	50	72	84	74	50	44	43
Thu	42	44	46	50	51	51	48	45	45	45	52	67	82	66	48	44	43
Fri	42	45	45	46	48	46	46	45	45	46	50	58	54	52	47	44	42
Sat	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	46	48	46	45	43	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	42