Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Thousand Oaks

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via US-101 North and SR-134 West, usually 67 at this time.

None 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 49-mile drive from Arcadia to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Thousand Oaks to Arcadia

Freeway, about 47 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 9 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 central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia 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	45	48	56	64	60	56	53	51	51	53	56	61	62	56	48	46	45
Tue	45	49	59	68	63	57	55	52	51	54	58	64	67	61	50	46	45
Wed	45	49	60	70	64	58	55	53	52	55	61	68	70	63	51	46	45
Thu	45	49	60	68	63	59	56	54	54	56	62	69	71	64	52	47	45
Fri	45	49	56	62	58	58	58	58	61	63	68	72	70	62	52	47	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	52	55	58	59	60	60	59	57	53	49	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	56	57	57	55	54	50	48	48	45

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 Arcadia to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 45 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	56	64	60	56	53	51	51	53	56	61	62	56	48	46	45
Tue	45	49	59	68	63	57	55	52	51	54	58	64	67	61	50	46	45
Wed	45	49	60	70	64	58	55	53	52	55	61	68	70	63	51	46	45
Thu	45	49	60	68	63	59	56	54	54	56	62	69	71	64	52	47	45
Fri	45	49	56	62	58	58	58	58	61	63	68	72	70	62	52	47	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	52	55	58	59	60	60	59	57	53	49	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	56	57	57	55	54	50	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	56	64	60	56	53	51	51	53	56	61	62	56	48	46	45
Tue	45	49	59	68	63	57	55	52	51	54	58	64	67	61	50	46	45
Wed	45	49	60	70	64	58	55	53	52	55	61	68	70	63	51	46	45
Thu	45	49	60	68	63	59	56	54	54	56	62	69	71	64	52	47	45
Fri	45	49	56	62	58	58	58	58	61	63	68	72	70	62	52	47	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	52	55	58	59	60	60	59	57	53	49	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	56	57	57	55	54	50	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	48	56	64	60	56	53	51	51	53	56	61	62	56	48	46	45
Tue	45	49	59	68	63	57	55	52	51	54	58	64	67	61	50	46	45
Wed	45	49	60	70	64	58	55	53	52	55	61	68	70	63	51	46	45
Thu	45	49	60	68	63	59	56	54	54	56	62	69	71	64	52	47	45
Fri	45	49	56	62	58	58	58	58	61	63	68	72	70	62	52	47	45
Sat	45	46	46	47	48	52	55	58	59	60	60	59	57	53	49	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	56	57	57	55	54	50	48	48	45