Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Thousand Oaks

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 79 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Fullerton 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	59	80	84	89	88	79	75	74	75	76	79	121	109	76	66	62	60
Tue	59	77	92	97	91	85	78	76	72	76	98	148	126	84	69	62	60
Wed	59	79	84	93	94	83	76	76	76	79	116	152	131	93	72	63	60
Thu	59	75	86	93	89	82	76	76	74	80	111	143	125	90	71	66	60
Fri	59	71	76	83	81	77	75	75	77	81	102	97	94	82	76	68	61
Sat	60	60	62	63	69	74	79	76	78	77	78	79	78	76	77	70	61
Sun	60	60	60	60	61	66	70	73	75	76	78	83	75	74	73	70	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Fullerton to Thousand Oaks (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton 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 Fullerton to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 59 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 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	59	80	84	89	88	79	75	74	75	76	79	121	109	76	66	62	60
Tue	59	77	92	97	91	85	78	76	72	76	98	148	126	84	69	62	60
Wed	59	79	84	93	94	83	76	76	76	79	116	152	131	93	72	63	60
Thu	59	75	86	93	89	82	76	76	74	80	111	143	125	90	71	66	60
Fri	59	71	76	83	81	77	75	75	77	81	102	97	94	82	76	68	61
Sat	60	60	62	63	69	74	79	76	78	77	78	79	78	76	77	70	61
Sun	60	60	60	60	61	66	70	73	75	76	78	83	75	74	73	70	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	80	84	89	88	79	75	74	75	76	79	121	109	76	66	62	60
Tue	59	77	92	97	91	85	78	76	72	76	98	148	126	84	69	62	60
Wed	59	79	84	93	94	83	76	76	76	79	116	152	131	93	72	63	60
Thu	59	75	86	93	89	82	76	76	74	80	111	143	125	90	71	66	60
Fri	59	71	76	83	81	77	75	75	77	81	102	97	94	82	76	68	61
Sat	60	60	62	63	69	74	79	76	78	77	78	79	78	76	77	70	61
Sun	60	60	60	60	61	66	70	73	75	76	78	83	75	74	73	70	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	80	84	89	88	79	75	74	75	76	79	121	109	76	66	62	60
Tue	59	77	92	97	91	85	78	76	72	76	98	148	126	84	69	62	60
Wed	59	79	84	93	94	83	76	76	76	79	116	152	131	93	72	63	60
Thu	59	75	86	93	89	82	76	76	74	80	111	143	125	90	71	66	60
Fri	59	71	76	83	81	77	75	75	77	81	102	97	94	82	76	68	61
Sat	60	60	62	63	69	74	79	76	78	77	78	79	78	76	77	70	61
Sun	60	60	60	60	61	66	70	73	75	76	78	83	75	74	73	70	62