Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Thousand Oaks

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 South, usually 41 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Canyon Country 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	40	52	68	59	46	42	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	42	41	40
Tue	39	60	76	70	50	43	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	42	42	41
Wed	39	45	53	52	47	41	42	42	42	42	44	43	43	42	42	41	40
Thu	41	53	74	63	43	41	41	40	41	41	43	42	42	41	41	42	41
Fri	40	45	49	43	42	42	43	42	42	42	42	43	42	43	42	42	41
Sat	41	43	43	42	42	42	42	44	45	42	42	43	43	42	41	41	39
Sun	40	40	41	40	41	41	42	41	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Canyon Country to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Thousand Oaks?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 39 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Thousand Oaks to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Long Beach · Canyon Country to Anaheim · Canyon Country to Riverside · Canyon Country to Santa Ana · Canyon Country to Irvine · Canyon Country to Fontana · Canyon Country to Huntington Beach · Canyon Country to Glendale · Canyon Country to Garden Grove · Canyon Country to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	52	68	59	46	42	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	42	41	40
Tue	39	60	76	70	50	43	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	42	42	41
Wed	39	45	53	52	47	41	42	42	42	42	44	43	43	42	42	41	40
Thu	41	53	74	63	43	41	41	40	41	41	43	42	42	41	41	42	41
Fri	40	45	49	43	42	42	43	42	42	42	42	43	42	43	42	42	41
Sat	41	43	43	42	42	42	42	44	45	42	42	43	43	42	41	41	39
Sun	40	40	41	40	41	41	42	41	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	52	68	59	46	42	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	42	41	40
Tue	39	60	76	70	50	43	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	42	42	41
Wed	39	45	53	52	47	41	42	42	42	42	44	43	43	42	42	41	40
Thu	41	53	74	63	43	41	41	40	41	41	43	42	42	41	41	42	41
Fri	40	45	49	43	42	42	43	42	42	42	42	43	42	43	42	42	41
Sat	41	43	43	42	42	42	42	44	45	42	42	43	43	42	41	41	39
Sun	40	40	41	40	41	41	42	41	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	52	68	59	46	42	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	42	41	40
Tue	39	60	76	70	50	43	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	42	42	41
Wed	39	45	53	52	47	41	42	42	42	42	44	43	43	42	42	41	40
Thu	41	53	74	63	43	41	41	40	41	41	43	42	42	41	41	42	41
Fri	40	45	49	43	42	42	43	42	42	42	42	43	42	43	42	42	41
Sat	41	43	43	42	42	42	42	44	45	42	42	43	43	42	41	41	39
Sun	40	40	41	40	41	41	42	41	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	40