Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Thousand Oaks

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via US-101 North and SR-134 West, usually 45 at this time.

Only 12% 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	44	46	51	58	57	56	50	49	48	51	53	69	81	62	45	45	44
Tue	44	46	51	66	63	57	55	51	49	50	60	87	96	74	47	44	44
Wed	44	46	50	64	60	56	52	53	52	56	67	96	98	80	54	46	46
Thu	44	47	50	67	62	57	53	51	50	55	70	86	97	76	53	46	45
Fri	45	48	48	54	54	54	57	55	60	65	73	78	74	64	52	47	44
Sat	44	46	46	46	47	47	50	55	55	58	58	56	54	52	49	46	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	51	51	50	51	49	48	47	46	44

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 44 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. 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 2 pm on Saturdays (58 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 13 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 44 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 99 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	44	46	51	58	57	56	50	49	48	51	53	69	81	62	45	45	44
Tue	44	46	51	66	63	57	55	51	49	50	60	87	96	74	47	44	44
Wed	44	46	50	64	60	56	52	53	52	56	67	96	98	80	54	46	46
Thu	44	47	50	67	62	57	53	51	50	55	70	86	97	76	53	46	45
Fri	45	48	48	54	54	54	57	55	60	65	73	78	74	64	52	47	44
Sat	44	46	46	46	47	47	50	55	55	58	58	56	54	52	49	46	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	51	51	50	51	49	48	47	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	51	58	57	56	50	49	48	51	53	69	81	62	45	45	44
Tue	44	46	51	66	63	57	55	51	49	50	60	87	96	74	47	44	44
Wed	44	46	50	64	60	56	52	53	52	56	67	96	98	80	54	46	46
Thu	44	47	50	67	62	57	53	51	50	55	70	86	97	76	53	46	45
Fri	45	48	48	54	54	54	57	55	60	65	73	78	74	64	52	47	44
Sat	44	46	46	46	47	47	50	55	55	58	58	56	54	52	49	46	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	51	51	50	51	49	48	47	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	51	58	57	56	50	49	48	51	53	69	81	62	45	45	44
Tue	44	46	51	66	63	57	55	51	49	50	60	87	96	74	47	44	44
Wed	44	46	50	64	60	56	52	53	52	56	67	96	98	80	54	46	46
Thu	44	47	50	67	62	57	53	51	50	55	70	86	97	76	53	46	45
Fri	45	48	48	54	54	54	57	55	60	65	73	78	74	64	52	47	44
Sat	44	46	46	46	47	47	50	55	55	58	58	56	54	52	49	46	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	51	51	50	51	49	48	47	46	44