Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 68 minutes via US-101 North and SR-134 West, usually 58 at this time.

Only 9% 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 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	47	51	75	70	61	53	50	50	52	55	62	61	53	46	45	45
Tue	45	48	53	71	80	60	56	51	49	52	59	67	67	58	48	46	46
Wed	45	48	52	72	75	59	53	53	51	54	62	74	74	67	53	46	46
Thu	46	49	52	72	74	59	54	52	51	54	60	69	75	63	51	46	46
Fri	45	48	50	57	56	55	57	56	60	62	68	75	77	60	54	47	45
Sat	45	45	46	46	46	48	52	56	57	58	58	59	60	55	52	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	49	52	52	52	52	52	51	49	47	45

About this drive

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 80 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 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 80 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 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	51	75	70	61	53	50	50	52	55	62	61	53	46	45	45
Tue	45	48	53	71	80	60	56	51	49	52	59	67	67	58	48	46	46
Wed	45	48	52	72	75	59	53	53	51	54	62	74	74	67	53	46	46
Thu	46	49	52	72	74	59	54	52	51	54	60	69	75	63	51	46	46
Fri	45	48	50	57	56	55	57	56	60	62	68	75	77	60	54	47	45
Sat	45	45	46	46	46	48	52	56	57	58	58	59	60	55	52	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	49	52	52	52	52	52	51	49	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	51	75	70	61	53	50	50	52	55	62	61	53	46	45	45
Tue	45	48	53	71	80	60	56	51	49	52	59	67	67	58	48	46	46
Wed	45	48	52	72	75	59	53	53	51	54	62	74	74	67	53	46	46
Thu	46	49	52	72	74	59	54	52	51	54	60	69	75	63	51	46	46
Fri	45	48	50	57	56	55	57	56	60	62	68	75	77	60	54	47	45
Sat	45	45	46	46	46	48	52	56	57	58	58	59	60	55	52	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	49	52	52	52	52	52	51	49	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	51	75	70	61	53	50	50	52	55	62	61	53	46	45	45
Tue	45	48	53	71	80	60	56	51	49	52	59	67	67	58	48	46	46
Wed	45	48	52	72	75	59	53	53	51	54	62	74	74	67	53	46	46
Thu	46	49	52	72	74	59	54	52	51	54	60	69	75	63	51	46	46
Fri	45	48	50	57	56	55	57	56	60	62	68	75	77	60	54	47	45
Sat	45	45	46	46	46	48	52	56	57	58	58	59	60	55	52	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	49	52	52	52	52	52	51	49	47	45