Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Thousand Oaks

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 82 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Anaheim 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	60	79	85	88	90	82	79	78	80	80	83	101	101	77	69	63	62
Tue	61	78	88	95	91	87	81	79	76	81	89	117	114	84	72	64	61
Wed	60	78	83	89	93	85	80	79	78	81	96	119	116	91	77	67	63
Thu	60	74	84	90	89	83	79	78	78	83	96	112	112	89	76	70	63
Fri	61	74	78	83	84	79	79	80	82	84	95	93	91	84	79	71	62
Sat	62	64	63	66	73	78	84	80	83	83	84	84	83	81	82	73	63
Sun	61	62	61	62	63	69	75	78	81	82	85	86	80	79	76	73	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Anaheim to Thousand Oaks (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland 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 Anaheim to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 60 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	79	85	88	90	82	79	78	80	80	83	101	101	77	69	63	62
Tue	61	78	88	95	91	87	81	79	76	81	89	117	114	84	72	64	61
Wed	60	78	83	89	93	85	80	79	78	81	96	119	116	91	77	67	63
Thu	60	74	84	90	89	83	79	78	78	83	96	112	112	89	76	70	63
Fri	61	74	78	83	84	79	79	80	82	84	95	93	91	84	79	71	62
Sat	62	64	63	66	73	78	84	80	83	83	84	84	83	81	82	73	63
Sun	61	62	61	62	63	69	75	78	81	82	85	86	80	79	76	73	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	79	85	88	90	82	79	78	80	80	83	101	101	77	69	63	62
Tue	61	78	88	95	91	87	81	79	76	81	89	117	114	84	72	64	61
Wed	60	78	83	89	93	85	80	79	78	81	96	119	116	91	77	67	63
Thu	60	74	84	90	89	83	79	78	78	83	96	112	112	89	76	70	63
Fri	61	74	78	83	84	79	79	80	82	84	95	93	91	84	79	71	62
Sat	62	64	63	66	73	78	84	80	83	83	84	84	83	81	82	73	63
Sun	61	62	61	62	63	69	75	78	81	82	85	86	80	79	76	73	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	79	85	88	90	82	79	78	80	80	83	101	101	77	69	63	62
Tue	61	78	88	95	91	87	81	79	76	81	89	117	114	84	72	64	61
Wed	60	78	83	89	93	85	80	79	78	81	96	119	116	91	77	67	63
Thu	60	74	84	90	89	83	79	78	78	83	96	112	112	89	76	70	63
Fri	61	74	78	83	84	79	79	80	82	84	95	93	91	84	79	71	62
Sat	62	64	63	66	73	78	84	80	83	83	84	84	83	81	82	73	63
Sun	61	62	61	62	63	69	75	78	81	82	85	86	80	79	76	73	64