Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Thousand Oaks

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 40 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 35 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Culver City 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	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	49	71	85	87	66	43	35	33
Tue	32	33	34	35	35	34	34	35	37	45	69	89	87	65	46	36	33
Wed	32	33	34	34	34	35	34	35	38	43	67	82	87	72	54	37	34
Thu	33	34	34	35	36	35	35	37	42	47	65	82	83	65	48	37	34
Fri	33	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	39	48	62	76	80	60	42	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	36	35	34	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	33	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Culver City to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Culver City (Duquesne 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 Culver City to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Culver City to Thousand Oaks?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	49	71	85	87	66	43	35	33
Tue	32	33	34	35	35	34	34	35	37	45	69	89	87	65	46	36	33
Wed	32	33	34	34	34	35	34	35	38	43	67	82	87	72	54	37	34
Thu	33	34	34	35	36	35	35	37	42	47	65	82	83	65	48	37	34
Fri	33	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	39	48	62	76	80	60	42	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	36	35	34	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	49	71	85	87	66	43	35	33
Tue	32	33	34	35	35	34	34	35	37	45	69	89	87	65	46	36	33
Wed	32	33	34	34	34	35	34	35	38	43	67	82	87	72	54	37	34
Thu	33	34	34	35	36	35	35	37	42	47	65	82	83	65	48	37	34
Fri	33	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	39	48	62	76	80	60	42	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	36	35	34	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	49	71	85	87	66	43	35	33
Tue	32	33	34	35	35	34	34	35	37	45	69	89	87	65	46	36	33
Wed	32	33	34	34	34	35	34	35	38	43	67	82	87	72	54	37	34
Thu	33	34	34	35	36	35	35	37	42	47	65	82	83	65	48	37	34
Fri	33	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	39	48	62	76	80	60	42	35	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	36	35	34	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	33	33