Best Time to Drive from Gardena to Thousand Oaks

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 47 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 Gardena 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	42	58	70	69	66	63	59	60	61	68	84	93	86	67	49	45	44
Tue	42	55	92	92	78	71	67	59	60	65	82	92	87	72	53	45	44
Wed	42	56	90	95	82	69	64	59	60	67	85	93	92	79	59	47	45
Thu	43	63	92	95	82	72	67	58	60	67	86	97	92	79	57	46	44
Fri	43	63	89	85	68	65	69	67	67	77	85	85	75	61	50	46	44
Sat	44	45	45	46	51	64	63	63	66	67	64	63	63	52	55	48	44
Sun	44	43	44	44	45	48	52	59	64	66	66	57	51	48	48	49	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Gardena to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (68 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardena 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 Gardena to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 42 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (23 miles)

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More drives

Thousand Oaks to Gardena (return trip) · Gardena to Los Angeles · Gardena to Long Beach · Gardena to Riverside · Gardena to Santa Ana · Gardena to San Bernardino · Gardena to Fontana · Gardena to Oxnard · Gardena to Moreno Valley · Gardena to Huntington Beach · Gardena to Glendale · Gardena to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	58	70	69	66	63	59	60	61	68	84	93	86	67	49	45	44
Tue	42	55	92	92	78	71	67	59	60	65	82	92	87	72	53	45	44
Wed	42	56	90	95	82	69	64	59	60	67	85	93	92	79	59	47	45
Thu	43	63	92	95	82	72	67	58	60	67	86	97	92	79	57	46	44
Fri	43	63	89	85	68	65	69	67	67	77	85	85	75	61	50	46	44
Sat	44	45	45	46	51	64	63	63	66	67	64	63	63	52	55	48	44
Sun	44	43	44	44	45	48	52	59	64	66	66	57	51	48	48	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	58	70	69	66	63	59	60	61	68	84	93	86	67	49	45	44
Tue	42	55	92	92	78	71	67	59	60	65	82	92	87	72	53	45	44
Wed	42	56	90	95	82	69	64	59	60	67	85	93	92	79	59	47	45
Thu	43	63	92	95	82	72	67	58	60	67	86	97	92	79	57	46	44
Fri	43	63	89	85	68	65	69	67	67	77	85	85	75	61	50	46	44
Sat	44	45	45	46	51	64	63	63	66	67	64	63	63	52	55	48	44
Sun	44	43	44	44	45	48	52	59	64	66	66	57	51	48	48	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	58	70	69	66	63	59	60	61	68	84	93	86	67	49	45	44
Tue	42	55	92	92	78	71	67	59	60	65	82	92	87	72	53	45	44
Wed	42	56	90	95	82	69	64	59	60	67	85	93	92	79	59	47	45
Thu	43	63	92	95	82	72	67	58	60	67	86	97	92	79	57	46	44
Fri	43	63	89	85	68	65	69	67	67	77	85	85	75	61	50	46	44
Sat	44	45	45	46	51	64	63	63	66	67	64	63	63	52	55	48	44
Sun	44	43	44	44	45	48	52	59	64	66	66	57	51	48	48	49	44