Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Thousand Oaks

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 42 minutes via US-101 North, usually 35 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 Glendale 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	32	34	39	35	36	36	34	35	34	34	36	37	57	52	34	33	33
Tue	32	34	36	40	38	37	36	35	34	34	36	47	70	64	36	33	32
Wed	32	34	37	36	38	39	36	36	36	36	39	56	73	67	42	35	33
Thu	32	34	36	36	38	37	36	34	35	35	40	52	65	60	41	34	33
Fri	33	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	37	45	43	40	35	34	33
Sat	33	34	35	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	36	34	33	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Glendale to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (39 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Glendale to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 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	32	34	39	35	36	36	34	35	34	34	36	37	57	52	34	33	33
Tue	32	34	36	40	38	37	36	35	34	34	36	47	70	64	36	33	32
Wed	32	34	37	36	38	39	36	36	36	36	39	56	73	67	42	35	33
Thu	32	34	36	36	38	37	36	34	35	35	40	52	65	60	41	34	33
Fri	33	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	37	45	43	40	35	34	33
Sat	33	34	35	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	36	34	33	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	39	35	36	36	34	35	34	34	36	37	57	52	34	33	33
Tue	32	34	36	40	38	37	36	35	34	34	36	47	70	64	36	33	32
Wed	32	34	37	36	38	39	36	36	36	36	39	56	73	67	42	35	33
Thu	32	34	36	36	38	37	36	34	35	35	40	52	65	60	41	34	33
Fri	33	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	37	45	43	40	35	34	33
Sat	33	34	35	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	36	34	33	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	39	35	36	36	34	35	34	34	36	37	57	52	34	33	33
Tue	32	34	36	40	38	37	36	35	34	34	36	47	70	64	36	33	32
Wed	32	34	37	36	38	39	36	36	36	36	39	56	73	67	42	35	33
Thu	32	34	36	36	38	37	36	34	35	35	40	52	65	60	41	34	33
Fri	33	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	37	45	43	40	35	34	33
Sat	33	34	35	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	36	34	33	34	33