Best Time to Drive from Downey to Thousand Oaks

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 68 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 70 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Downey 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	48	61	81	83	82	74	68	67	68	69	69	84	94	71	58	51	49
Tue	48	62	81	88	85	81	72	69	62	68	74	99	106	79	61	53	49
Wed	48	60	77	83	85	80	70	69	67	69	78	100	106	84	67	55	50
Thu	48	59	77	84	83	76	70	67	67	71	81	91	103	81	66	59	51
Fri	49	63	72	78	77	71	70	69	71	71	75	78	75	69	66	63	51
Sat	49	50	52	53	60	69	76	72	74	73	72	73	70	68	73	65	51
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	54	61	66	71	71	74	79	69	68	65	62	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Downey to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 108 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 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (79 minutes).

About 50 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 Downey (Downey 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 Downey to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	61	81	83	82	74	68	67	68	69	69	84	94	71	58	51	49
Tue	48	62	81	88	85	81	72	69	62	68	74	99	106	79	61	53	49
Wed	48	60	77	83	85	80	70	69	67	69	78	100	106	84	67	55	50
Thu	48	59	77	84	83	76	70	67	67	71	81	91	103	81	66	59	51
Fri	49	63	72	78	77	71	70	69	71	71	75	78	75	69	66	63	51
Sat	49	50	52	53	60	69	76	72	74	73	72	73	70	68	73	65	51
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	54	61	66	71	71	74	79	69	68	65	62	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	61	81	83	82	74	68	67	68	69	69	84	94	71	58	51	49
Tue	48	62	81	88	85	81	72	69	62	68	74	99	106	79	61	53	49
Wed	48	60	77	83	85	80	70	69	67	69	78	100	106	84	67	55	50
Thu	48	59	77	84	83	76	70	67	67	71	81	91	103	81	66	59	51
Fri	49	63	72	78	77	71	70	69	71	71	75	78	75	69	66	63	51
Sat	49	50	52	53	60	69	76	72	74	73	72	73	70	68	73	65	51
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	54	61	66	71	71	74	79	69	68	65	62	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	61	81	83	82	74	68	67	68	69	69	84	94	71	58	51	49
Tue	48	62	81	88	85	81	72	69	62	68	74	99	106	79	61	53	49
Wed	48	60	77	83	85	80	70	69	67	69	78	100	106	84	67	55	50
Thu	48	59	77	84	83	76	70	67	67	71	81	91	103	81	66	59	51
Fri	49	63	72	78	77	71	70	69	71	71	75	78	75	69	66	63	51
Sat	49	50	52	53	60	69	76	72	74	73	72	73	70	68	73	65	51
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	54	61	66	71	71	74	79	69	68	65	62	53