Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Thousand Oaks

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 64 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 13% 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	60	107	129	138	125	109	108	109	116	139	150	137	113	94	80	63	61
Tue	59	105	130	143	138	118	103	105	125	155	155	132	108	98	85	66	60
Wed	59	102	121	133	136	118	116	112	124	143	147	133	109	100	90	71	62
Thu	59	94	120	139	128	113	108	114	140	158	157	138	112	95	98	81	61
Fri	60	82	109	119	112	110	115	134	155	155	149	136	118	117	109	84	65
Sat	60	62	63	74	89	116	124	140	147	144	149	143	136	131	119	88	66
Sun	61	60	61	62	67	92	108	125	130	133	132	122	118	117	106	89	66

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 160 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 126 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (149 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 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 160 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 160 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 126 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 160 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	60	107	129	138	125	109	108	109	116	139	150	137	113	94	80	63	61
Tue	59	105	130	143	138	118	103	105	125	155	155	132	108	98	85	66	60
Wed	59	102	121	133	136	118	116	112	124	143	147	133	109	100	90	71	62
Thu	59	94	120	139	128	113	108	114	140	158	157	138	112	95	98	81	61
Fri	60	82	109	119	112	110	115	134	155	155	149	136	118	117	109	84	65
Sat	60	62	63	74	89	116	124	140	147	144	149	143	136	131	119	88	66
Sun	61	60	61	62	67	92	108	125	130	133	132	122	118	117	106	89	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	107	129	138	125	109	108	109	116	139	150	137	113	94	80	63	61
Tue	59	105	130	143	138	118	103	105	125	155	155	132	108	98	85	66	60
Wed	59	102	121	133	136	118	116	112	124	143	147	133	109	100	90	71	62
Thu	59	94	120	139	128	113	108	114	140	158	157	138	112	95	98	81	61
Fri	60	82	109	119	112	110	115	134	155	155	149	136	118	117	109	84	65
Sat	60	62	63	74	89	116	124	140	147	144	149	143	136	131	119	88	66
Sun	61	60	61	62	67	92	108	125	130	133	132	122	118	117	106	89	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	107	129	138	125	109	108	109	116	139	150	137	113	94	80	63	61
Tue	59	105	130	143	138	118	103	105	125	155	155	132	108	98	85	66	60
Wed	59	102	121	133	136	118	116	112	124	143	147	133	109	100	90	71	62
Thu	59	94	120	139	128	113	108	114	140	158	157	138	112	95	98	81	61
Fri	60	82	109	119	112	110	115	134	155	155	149	136	118	117	109	84	65
Sat	60	62	63	74	89	116	124	140	147	144	149	143	136	131	119	88	66
Sun	61	60	61	62	67	92	108	125	130	133	132	122	118	117	106	89	66