Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Thousand Oaks

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via I-405 North and US-101 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Fountain Valley 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	62	96	133	120	116	104	93	95	98	98	109	112	101	81	70	68	65
Tue	62	130	194	169	141	125	107	89	88	90	103	110	105	91	72	68	65
Wed	63	121	203	175	142	119	100	90	88	93	104	112	107	95	73	69	64
Thu	63	120	182	157	129	122	101	93	87	91	99	112	109	94	72	68	65
Fri	63	120	167	138	117	105	122	115	104	111	105	101	90	79	70	69	65
Sat	67	69	68	71	76	89	101	95	110	110	98	93	89	77	82	73	65
Sun	66	66	68	68	68	71	80	90	117	117	108	81	77	71	71	73	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Thousand Oaks (via I-405 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 203 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (117 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.8 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 203 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Thousand Oaks?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 62 to 203 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 203 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (13 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	96	133	120	116	104	93	95	98	98	109	112	101	81	70	68	65
Tue	62	130	194	169	141	125	107	89	88	90	103	110	105	91	72	68	65
Wed	63	121	203	175	142	119	100	90	88	93	104	112	107	95	73	69	64
Thu	63	120	182	157	129	122	101	93	87	91	99	112	109	94	72	68	65
Fri	63	120	167	138	117	105	122	115	104	111	105	101	90	79	70	69	65
Sat	67	69	68	71	76	89	101	95	110	110	98	93	89	77	82	73	65
Sun	66	66	68	68	68	71	80	90	117	117	108	81	77	71	71	73	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	96	133	120	116	104	93	95	98	98	109	112	101	81	70	68	65
Tue	62	130	194	169	141	125	107	89	88	90	103	110	105	91	72	68	65
Wed	63	121	203	175	142	119	100	90	88	93	104	112	107	95	73	69	64
Thu	63	120	182	157	129	122	101	93	87	91	99	112	109	94	72	68	65
Fri	63	120	167	138	117	105	122	115	104	111	105	101	90	79	70	69	65
Sat	67	69	68	71	76	89	101	95	110	110	98	93	89	77	82	73	65
Sun	66	66	68	68	68	71	80	90	117	117	108	81	77	71	71	73	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	96	133	120	116	104	93	95	98	98	109	112	101	81	70	68	65
Tue	62	130	194	169	141	125	107	89	88	90	103	110	105	91	72	68	65
Wed	63	121	203	175	142	119	100	90	88	93	104	112	107	95	73	69	64
Thu	63	120	182	157	129	122	101	93	87	91	99	112	109	94	72	68	65
Fri	63	120	167	138	117	105	122	115	104	111	105	101	90	79	70	69	65
Sat	67	69	68	71	76	89	101	95	110	110	98	93	89	77	82	73	65
Sun	66	66	68	68	68	71	80	90	117	117	108	81	77	71	71	73	65