Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Thousand Oaks

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 77 at this time.

Only 3% 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	58	72	83	87	85	78	76	74	75	75	76	94	101	77	66	60	59
Tue	58	73	86	94	90	82	76	75	70	75	82	105	106	82	68	62	59
Wed	57	71	79	87	86	81	76	74	73	76	88	112	115	89	75	64	59
Thu	57	70	80	90	86	78	74	74	73	77	88	103	110	85	71	66	61
Fri	58	70	74	80	80	76	76	74	75	79	83	86	84	75	73	69	59
Sat	59	60	60	62	67	73	77	74	78	77	77	77	76	75	77	70	60
Sun	58	59	58	58	60	64	69	73	75	76	77	81	75	75	74	70	61

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 119 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (81 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 10 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 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 119 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 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 119 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	58	72	83	87	85	78	76	74	75	75	76	94	101	77	66	60	59
Tue	58	73	86	94	90	82	76	75	70	75	82	105	106	82	68	62	59
Wed	57	71	79	87	86	81	76	74	73	76	88	112	115	89	75	64	59
Thu	57	70	80	90	86	78	74	74	73	77	88	103	110	85	71	66	61
Fri	58	70	74	80	80	76	76	74	75	79	83	86	84	75	73	69	59
Sat	59	60	60	62	67	73	77	74	78	77	77	77	76	75	77	70	60
Sun	58	59	58	58	60	64	69	73	75	76	77	81	75	75	74	70	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	72	83	87	85	78	76	74	75	75	76	94	101	77	66	60	59
Tue	58	73	86	94	90	82	76	75	70	75	82	105	106	82	68	62	59
Wed	57	71	79	87	86	81	76	74	73	76	88	112	115	89	75	64	59
Thu	57	70	80	90	86	78	74	74	73	77	88	103	110	85	71	66	61
Fri	58	70	74	80	80	76	76	74	75	79	83	86	84	75	73	69	59
Sat	59	60	60	62	67	73	77	74	78	77	77	77	76	75	77	70	60
Sun	58	59	58	58	60	64	69	73	75	76	77	81	75	75	74	70	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	72	83	87	85	78	76	74	75	75	76	94	101	77	66	60	59
Tue	58	73	86	94	90	82	76	75	70	75	82	105	106	82	68	62	59
Wed	57	71	79	87	86	81	76	74	73	76	88	112	115	89	75	64	59
Thu	57	70	80	90	86	78	74	74	73	77	88	103	110	85	71	66	61
Fri	58	70	74	80	80	76	76	74	75	79	83	86	84	75	73	69	59
Sat	59	60	60	62	67	73	77	74	78	77	77	77	76	75	77	70	60
Sun	58	59	58	58	60	64	69	73	75	76	77	81	75	75	74	70	61