Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 93 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 151 at this time.

Only 11% 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	62	114	131	138	128	115	112	113	121	144	154	139	116	97	83	64	62
Tue	60	110	130	141	139	122	106	109	131	159	155	134	113	103	88	67	62
Wed	60	106	122	130	137	121	119	115	128	147	151	136	113	106	93	73	64
Thu	60	100	120	136	129	117	111	119	143	161	158	140	115	100	103	82	63
Fri	61	87	112	121	116	114	120	139	158	157	151	138	121	121	113	86	66
Sat	62	63	65	76	93	119	128	144	151	148	153	146	140	135	123	89	68
Sun	63	62	63	63	69	96	113	131	135	139	136	126	123	122	110	91	68

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 161 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 130 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (153 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 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 161 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 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 130 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 161 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	114	131	138	128	115	112	113	121	144	154	139	116	97	83	64	62
Tue	60	110	130	141	139	122	106	109	131	159	155	134	113	103	88	67	62
Wed	60	106	122	130	137	121	119	115	128	147	151	136	113	106	93	73	64
Thu	60	100	120	136	129	117	111	119	143	161	158	140	115	100	103	82	63
Fri	61	87	112	121	116	114	120	139	158	157	151	138	121	121	113	86	66
Sat	62	63	65	76	93	119	128	144	151	148	153	146	140	135	123	89	68
Sun	63	62	63	63	69	96	113	131	135	139	136	126	123	122	110	91	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	114	131	138	128	115	112	113	121	144	154	139	116	97	83	64	62
Tue	60	110	130	141	139	122	106	109	131	159	155	134	113	103	88	67	62
Wed	60	106	122	130	137	121	119	115	128	147	151	136	113	106	93	73	64
Thu	60	100	120	136	129	117	111	119	143	161	158	140	115	100	103	82	63
Fri	61	87	112	121	116	114	120	139	158	157	151	138	121	121	113	86	66
Sat	62	63	65	76	93	119	128	144	151	148	153	146	140	135	123	89	68
Sun	63	62	63	63	69	96	113	131	135	139	136	126	123	122	110	91	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	114	131	138	128	115	112	113	121	144	154	139	116	97	83	64	62
Tue	60	110	130	141	139	122	106	109	131	159	155	134	113	103	88	67	62
Wed	60	106	122	130	137	121	119	115	128	147	151	136	113	106	93	73	64
Thu	60	100	120	136	129	117	111	119	143	161	158	140	115	100	103	82	63
Fri	61	87	112	121	116	114	120	139	158	157	151	138	121	121	113	86	66
Sat	62	63	65	76	93	119	128	144	151	148	153	146	140	135	123	89	68
Sun	63	62	63	63	69	96	113	131	135	139	136	126	123	122	110	91	68