Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Thousand Oaks

Right now (8:17 am PDT): about 105 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 96 at this time.

Only 7% 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.

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Anaheim to Thousand Oaks (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Thousand Oaks to Anaheim

Freeway, about 66 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 6 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Thousand Oaks along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	62	76	95	97	89	82	77	76	76	80	88	91	89	78	67	63	62
Tue	62	79	100	101	91	82	77	75	76	80	89	95	95	83	71	64	62
Wed	62	79	101	100	93	84	78	76	77	82	92	98	95	84	71	65	62
Thu	62	79	101	99	92	86	81	78	79	84	93	100	98	85	73	65	62
Fri	62	75	91	92	88	86	85	85	88	94	100	101	95	86	75	67	63
Sat	62	64	65	66	72	78	83	86	88	89	88	86	82	77	72	67	63
Sun	62	62	62	63	65	70	75	80	85	86	85	82	77	74	71	70	64

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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 62 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

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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	62	76	95	97	89	82	77	76	76	80	88	91	89	78	67	63	62
Tue	62	79	100	101	91	82	77	75	76	80	89	95	95	83	71	64	62
Wed	62	79	101	100	93	84	78	76	77	82	92	98	95	84	71	65	62
Thu	62	79	101	99	92	86	81	78	79	84	93	100	98	85	73	65	62
Fri	62	75	91	92	88	86	85	85	88	94	100	101	95	86	75	67	63
Sat	62	64	65	66	72	78	83	86	88	89	88	86	82	77	72	67	63
Sun	62	62	62	63	65	70	75	80	85	86	85	82	77	74	71	70	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	76	95	97	89	82	77	76	76	80	88	91	89	78	67	63	62
Tue	62	79	100	101	91	82	77	75	76	80	89	95	95	83	71	64	62
Wed	62	79	101	100	93	84	78	76	77	82	92	98	95	84	71	65	62
Thu	62	79	101	99	92	86	81	78	79	84	93	100	98	85	73	65	62
Fri	62	75	91	92	88	86	85	85	88	94	100	101	95	86	75	67	63
Sat	62	64	65	66	72	78	83	86	88	89	88	86	82	77	72	67	63
Sun	62	62	62	63	65	70	75	80	85	86	85	82	77	74	71	70	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	76	95	97	89	82	77	76	76	80	88	91	89	78	67	63	62
Tue	62	79	100	101	91	82	77	75	76	80	89	95	95	83	71	64	62
Wed	62	79	101	100	93	84	78	76	77	82	92	98	95	84	71	65	62
Thu	62	79	101	99	92	86	81	78	79	84	93	100	98	85	73	65	62
Fri	62	75	91	92	88	86	85	85	88	94	100	101	95	86	75	67	63
Sat	62	64	65	66	72	78	83	86	88	89	88	86	82	77	72	67	63
Sun	62	62	62	63	65	70	75	80	85	86	85	82	77	74	71	70	64