Best Time to Drive from Carson to Thousand Oaks

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-405 North and US-101 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 1% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Carson to Thousand Oaks (via I-405 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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