Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 85 minutes via I-10 West and US-101 North, usually 154 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Claremont 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	64	137	154	152	136	122	118	118	126	147	153	140	116	99	84	67	65
Tue	62	130	156	160	150	126	112	113	137	162	156	134	113	105	90	71	67
Wed	63	127	147	153	147	131	126	118	133	150	150	135	113	115	105	86	69
Thu	63	120	141	150	137	122	117	124	148	163	158	138	115	104	107	85	67
Fri	63	98	124	129	121	117	119	139	161	160	152	138	123	127	123	95	71
Sat	65	66	68	79	99	122	133	150	157	155	156	149	143	141	127	92	72
Sun	66	65	66	67	73	100	117	134	139	141	138	127	125	125	115	94	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Claremont to Thousand Oaks (via I-10 West and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 163 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 134 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (158 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 62 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 134 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 163 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (30 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	137	154	152	136	122	118	118	126	147	153	140	116	99	84	67	65
Tue	62	130	156	160	150	126	112	113	137	162	156	134	113	105	90	71	67
Wed	63	127	147	153	147	131	126	118	133	150	150	135	113	115	105	86	69
Thu	63	120	141	150	137	122	117	124	148	163	158	138	115	104	107	85	67
Fri	63	98	124	129	121	117	119	139	161	160	152	138	123	127	123	95	71
Sat	65	66	68	79	99	122	133	150	157	155	156	149	143	141	127	92	72
Sun	66	65	66	67	73	100	117	134	139	141	138	127	125	125	115	94	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	137	154	152	136	122	118	118	126	147	153	140	116	99	84	67	65
Tue	62	130	156	160	150	126	112	113	137	162	156	134	113	105	90	71	67
Wed	63	127	147	153	147	131	126	118	133	150	150	135	113	115	105	86	69
Thu	63	120	141	150	137	122	117	124	148	163	158	138	115	104	107	85	67
Fri	63	98	124	129	121	117	119	139	161	160	152	138	123	127	123	95	71
Sat	65	66	68	79	99	122	133	150	157	155	156	149	143	141	127	92	72
Sun	66	65	66	67	73	100	117	134	139	141	138	127	125	125	115	94	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	137	154	152	136	122	118	118	126	147	153	140	116	99	84	67	65
Tue	62	130	156	160	150	126	112	113	137	162	156	134	113	105	90	71	67
Wed	63	127	147	153	147	131	126	118	133	150	150	135	113	115	105	86	69
Thu	63	120	141	150	137	122	117	124	148	163	158	138	115	104	107	85	67
Fri	63	98	124	129	121	117	119	139	161	160	152	138	123	127	123	95	71
Sat	65	66	68	79	99	122	133	150	157	155	156	149	143	141	127	92	72
Sun	66	65	66	67	73	100	117	134	139	141	138	127	125	125	115	94	73