Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 77 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 141 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Buena Park 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	54	92	121	127	119	103	101	101	108	129	143	131	108	88	76	57	54
Tue	53	93	119	133	127	114	97	99	113	146	146	126	103	93	80	61	54
Wed	52	90	113	120	127	111	107	105	113	135	140	127	105	94	86	66	56
Thu	53	84	109	125	120	108	100	106	127	149	151	133	109	90	91	76	55
Fri	53	71	101	111	105	103	101	120	146	150	143	131	115	110	104	80	59
Sat	55	55	56	67	77	109	117	132	141	138	142	137	129	125	114	85	60
Sun	55	54	55	55	59	83	100	117	124	126	127	117	112	111	101	85	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Buena Park to Thousand Oaks (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 151 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (142 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.7 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park 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 Buena Park to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 151 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Thousand Oaks?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 52 to 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 151 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (9 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	54	92	121	127	119	103	101	101	108	129	143	131	108	88	76	57	54
Tue	53	93	119	133	127	114	97	99	113	146	146	126	103	93	80	61	54
Wed	52	90	113	120	127	111	107	105	113	135	140	127	105	94	86	66	56
Thu	53	84	109	125	120	108	100	106	127	149	151	133	109	90	91	76	55
Fri	53	71	101	111	105	103	101	120	146	150	143	131	115	110	104	80	59
Sat	55	55	56	67	77	109	117	132	141	138	142	137	129	125	114	85	60
Sun	55	54	55	55	59	83	100	117	124	126	127	117	112	111	101	85	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	92	121	127	119	103	101	101	108	129	143	131	108	88	76	57	54
Tue	53	93	119	133	127	114	97	99	113	146	146	126	103	93	80	61	54
Wed	52	90	113	120	127	111	107	105	113	135	140	127	105	94	86	66	56
Thu	53	84	109	125	120	108	100	106	127	149	151	133	109	90	91	76	55
Fri	53	71	101	111	105	103	101	120	146	150	143	131	115	110	104	80	59
Sat	55	55	56	67	77	109	117	132	141	138	142	137	129	125	114	85	60
Sun	55	54	55	55	59	83	100	117	124	126	127	117	112	111	101	85	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	92	121	127	119	103	101	101	108	129	143	131	108	88	76	57	54
Tue	53	93	119	133	127	114	97	99	113	146	146	126	103	93	80	61	54
Wed	52	90	113	120	127	111	107	105	113	135	140	127	105	94	86	66	56
Thu	53	84	109	125	120	108	100	106	127	149	151	133	109	90	91	76	55
Fri	53	71	101	111	105	103	101	120	146	150	143	131	115	110	104	80	59
Sat	55	55	56	67	77	109	117	132	141	138	142	137	129	125	114	85	60
Sun	55	54	55	55	59	83	100	117	124	126	127	117	112	111	101	85	61