Best Time to Drive from Compton to Thousand Oaks

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 84 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Compton 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	47	48	49	50	49	49	50	52	56	84	123	139	123	91	62	51	48
Tue	48	48	50	51	51	50	50	52	56	73	122	142	122	92	66	52	48
Wed	47	49	49	50	51	50	50	52	57	71	115	136	128	104	76	54	50
Thu	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	55	65	75	109	135	120	93	68	54	50
Fri	48	50	50	52	52	51	52	53	59	76	105	126	114	84	61	52	49
Sat	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	53	56	53	51	50	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	51	50	50	50	51	50	50	49	49	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Compton to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 142 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	49	50	49	49	50	52	56	84	123	139	123	91	62	51	48
Tue	48	48	50	51	51	50	50	52	56	73	122	142	122	92	66	52	48
Wed	47	49	49	50	51	50	50	52	57	71	115	136	128	104	76	54	50
Thu	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	55	65	75	109	135	120	93	68	54	50
Fri	48	50	50	52	52	51	52	53	59	76	105	126	114	84	61	52	49
Sat	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	53	56	53	51	50	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	51	50	50	50	51	50	50	49	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	49	50	49	49	50	52	56	84	123	139	123	91	62	51	48
Tue	48	48	50	51	51	50	50	52	56	73	122	142	122	92	66	52	48
Wed	47	49	49	50	51	50	50	52	57	71	115	136	128	104	76	54	50
Thu	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	55	65	75	109	135	120	93	68	54	50
Fri	48	50	50	52	52	51	52	53	59	76	105	126	114	84	61	52	49
Sat	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	53	56	53	51	50	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	51	50	50	50	51	50	50	49	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	49	50	49	49	50	52	56	84	123	139	123	91	62	51	48
Tue	48	48	50	51	51	50	50	52	56	73	122	142	122	92	66	52	48
Wed	47	49	49	50	51	50	50	52	57	71	115	136	128	104	76	54	50
Thu	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	55	65	75	109	135	120	93	68	54	50
Fri	48	50	50	52	52	51	52	53	59	76	105	126	114	84	61	52	49
Sat	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	53	56	53	51	50	49	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	51	50	50	50	51	50	50	49	49	48