Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Thousand Oaks

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 38 minutes via US-101 North, usually 32 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Hollywood to Thousand Oaks by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Hollywood to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 40 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood (North Cahuenga 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 Hollywood to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 30 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (32 miles)

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