Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Goleta to Thousand Oaks
Right now (12:51 am PST): about 59 minutes via US-101 South.
Only 39% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 58 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 77 | 85 | 81 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Tue | 58 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 73 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Wed | 58 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 78 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Thu | 58 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 75 | 88 | 84 | 70 | 63 | 59 | 58 |
| Fri | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 89 | 82 | 67 | 62 | 60 | 58 |
| Sat | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
| Sun | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 57 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Goleta to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).
About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Goleta 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 Goleta to Thousand Oaks?
On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Goleta to Thousand Oaks?
The 65-mile drive usually takes 58 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Goleta to Thousand Oaks?
Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Los Angeles (31 miles)
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