Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 52 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 69 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 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	62	110	113	111	97	94	91	99	120	135	126	105	82	69	48	42
Tue	41	64	104	112	119	109	90	90	97	133	140	121	97	84	75	53	42
Wed	40	63	99	102	114	106	100	97	100	125	128	119	98	83	80	60	44
Thu	40	58	96	106	111	102	92	96	117	141	140	124	100	81	85	72	45
Fri	41	51	87	102	100	96	95	113	133	139	129	120	103	92	95	77	48
Sat	43	43	43	53	62	100	106	122	132	130	132	130	120	116	109	81	50
Sun	43	42	43	43	44	62	88	106	117	118	122	112	105	102	94	79	53

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 40 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (133 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. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 142 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 40 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 142 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	62	110	113	111	97	94	91	99	120	135	126	105	82	69	48	42
Tue	41	64	104	112	119	109	90	90	97	133	140	121	97	84	75	53	42
Wed	40	63	99	102	114	106	100	97	100	125	128	119	98	83	80	60	44
Thu	40	58	96	106	111	102	92	96	117	141	140	124	100	81	85	72	45
Fri	41	51	87	102	100	96	95	113	133	139	129	120	103	92	95	77	48
Sat	43	43	43	53	62	100	106	122	132	130	132	130	120	116	109	81	50
Sun	43	42	43	43	44	62	88	106	117	118	122	112	105	102	94	79	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	62	110	113	111	97	94	91	99	120	135	126	105	82	69	48	42
Tue	41	64	104	112	119	109	90	90	97	133	140	121	97	84	75	53	42
Wed	40	63	99	102	114	106	100	97	100	125	128	119	98	83	80	60	44
Thu	40	58	96	106	111	102	92	96	117	141	140	124	100	81	85	72	45
Fri	41	51	87	102	100	96	95	113	133	139	129	120	103	92	95	77	48
Sat	43	43	43	53	62	100	106	122	132	130	132	130	120	116	109	81	50
Sun	43	42	43	43	44	62	88	106	117	118	122	112	105	102	94	79	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	62	110	113	111	97	94	91	99	120	135	126	105	82	69	48	42
Tue	41	64	104	112	119	109	90	90	97	133	140	121	97	84	75	53	42
Wed	40	63	99	102	114	106	100	97	100	125	128	119	98	83	80	60	44
Thu	40	58	96	106	111	102	92	96	117	141	140	124	100	81	85	72	45
Fri	41	51	87	102	100	96	95	113	133	139	129	120	103	92	95	77	48
Sat	43	43	43	53	62	100	106	122	132	130	132	130	120	116	109	81	50
Sun	43	42	43	43	44	62	88	106	117	118	122	112	105	102	94	79	53