Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 6% 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 East Los Angeles 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	41	52	65	69	70	65	61	58	60	61	62	94	102	68	51	44	42
Tue	41	51	69	73	70	71	66	62	54	59	72	125	120	78	56	46	42
Wed	41	49	64	68	67	70	62	62	60	63	80	129	125	88	64	49	42
Thu	41	49	65	70	65	67	61	59	59	64	79	113	116	82	59	52	43
Fri	41	50	59	63	69	63	61	59	61	60	69	77	75	64	59	55	44
Sat	42	42	43	45	52	59	64	61	63	62	63	63	61	59	64	58	43
Sun	41	42	42	42	43	46	51	57	62	62	64	74	61	59	57	55	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (74 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 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 East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 41 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 135 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	65	69	70	65	61	58	60	61	62	94	102	68	51	44	42
Tue	41	51	69	73	70	71	66	62	54	59	72	125	120	78	56	46	42
Wed	41	49	64	68	67	70	62	62	60	63	80	129	125	88	64	49	42
Thu	41	49	65	70	65	67	61	59	59	64	79	113	116	82	59	52	43
Fri	41	50	59	63	69	63	61	59	61	60	69	77	75	64	59	55	44
Sat	42	42	43	45	52	59	64	61	63	62	63	63	61	59	64	58	43
Sun	41	42	42	42	43	46	51	57	62	62	64	74	61	59	57	55	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	65	69	70	65	61	58	60	61	62	94	102	68	51	44	42
Tue	41	51	69	73	70	71	66	62	54	59	72	125	120	78	56	46	42
Wed	41	49	64	68	67	70	62	62	60	63	80	129	125	88	64	49	42
Thu	41	49	65	70	65	67	61	59	59	64	79	113	116	82	59	52	43
Fri	41	50	59	63	69	63	61	59	61	60	69	77	75	64	59	55	44
Sat	42	42	43	45	52	59	64	61	63	62	63	63	61	59	64	58	43
Sun	41	42	42	42	43	46	51	57	62	62	64	74	61	59	57	55	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	65	69	70	65	61	58	60	61	62	94	102	68	51	44	42
Tue	41	51	69	73	70	71	66	62	54	59	72	125	120	78	56	46	42
Wed	41	49	64	68	67	70	62	62	60	63	80	129	125	88	64	49	42
Thu	41	49	65	70	65	67	61	59	59	64	79	113	116	82	59	52	43
Fri	41	50	59	63	69	63	61	59	61	60	69	77	75	64	59	55	44
Sat	42	42	43	45	52	59	64	61	63	62	63	63	61	59	64	58	43
Sun	41	42	42	42	43	46	51	57	62	62	64	74	61	59	57	55	45