Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 88 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 148 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Cypress 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	59	105	131	139	126	113	110	111	118	141	150	139	116	94	81	62	59
Tue	57	105	132	146	139	120	105	105	126	155	153	133	112	100	85	65	59
Wed	57	102	122	134	136	120	118	112	123	144	147	133	110	101	91	71	61
Thu	57	95	118	138	128	114	110	115	138	158	155	137	113	96	99	80	60
Fri	58	81	110	120	114	111	111	131	155	156	147	136	119	112	109	84	64
Sat	59	60	61	73	88	117	126	143	149	146	150	143	135	132	121	88	65
Sun	60	59	60	60	65	91	109	127	132	136	133	124	119	119	108	89	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Cypress to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 126 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (150 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cypress 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 Cypress to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 57 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 126 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (9 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	59	105	131	139	126	113	110	111	118	141	150	139	116	94	81	62	59
Tue	57	105	132	146	139	120	105	105	126	155	153	133	112	100	85	65	59
Wed	57	102	122	134	136	120	118	112	123	144	147	133	110	101	91	71	61
Thu	57	95	118	138	128	114	110	115	138	158	155	137	113	96	99	80	60
Fri	58	81	110	120	114	111	111	131	155	156	147	136	119	112	109	84	64
Sat	59	60	61	73	88	117	126	143	149	146	150	143	135	132	121	88	65
Sun	60	59	60	60	65	91	109	127	132	136	133	124	119	119	108	89	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	105	131	139	126	113	110	111	118	141	150	139	116	94	81	62	59
Tue	57	105	132	146	139	120	105	105	126	155	153	133	112	100	85	65	59
Wed	57	102	122	134	136	120	118	112	123	144	147	133	110	101	91	71	61
Thu	57	95	118	138	128	114	110	115	138	158	155	137	113	96	99	80	60
Fri	58	81	110	120	114	111	111	131	155	156	147	136	119	112	109	84	64
Sat	59	60	61	73	88	117	126	143	149	146	150	143	135	132	121	88	65
Sun	60	59	60	60	65	91	109	127	132	136	133	124	119	119	108	89	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	105	131	139	126	113	110	111	118	141	150	139	116	94	81	62	59
Tue	57	105	132	146	139	120	105	105	126	155	153	133	112	100	85	65	59
Wed	57	102	122	134	136	120	118	112	123	144	147	133	110	101	91	71	61
Thu	57	95	118	138	128	114	110	115	138	158	155	137	113	96	99	80	60
Fri	58	81	110	120	114	111	111	131	155	156	147	136	119	112	109	84	64
Sat	59	60	61	73	88	117	126	143	149	146	150	143	135	132	121	88	65
Sun	60	59	60	60	65	91	109	127	132	136	133	124	119	119	108	89	66