Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Thousand Oaks

Right now (11:48 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-405 North and US-101 North.

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 Huntington Beach 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	75	75	78	78	78	79	83	87	111	184	216	193	157	118	90	79	75
Tue	75	75	77	78	78	80	83	87	107	186	230	205	167	127	95	79	75
Wed	75	76	78	79	80	83	83	88	108	177	224	209	176	136	103	88	80
Thu	78	79	81	83	82	83	87	97	116	163	210	195	162	126	97	82	76
Fri	76	77	80	82	82	82	83	89	111	157	195	181	148	112	89	80	76
Sat	75	75	76	77	77	80	80	80	81	83	87	88	83	81	79	78	76
Sun	74	74	75	75	76	77	79	80	79	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Thousand Oaks (via I-405 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 230 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (18 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 10:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 230 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Thousand Oaks?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 75 to 230 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 230 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (37 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	75	78	78	78	79	83	87	111	184	216	193	157	118	90	79	75
Tue	75	75	77	78	78	80	83	87	107	186	230	205	167	127	95	79	75
Wed	75	76	78	79	80	83	83	88	108	177	224	209	176	136	103	88	80
Thu	78	79	81	83	82	83	87	97	116	163	210	195	162	126	97	82	76
Fri	76	77	80	82	82	82	83	89	111	157	195	181	148	112	89	80	76
Sat	75	75	76	77	77	80	80	80	81	83	87	88	83	81	79	78	76
Sun	74	74	75	75	76	77	79	80	79	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	75	78	78	78	79	83	87	111	184	216	193	157	118	90	79	75
Tue	75	75	77	78	78	80	83	87	107	186	230	205	167	127	95	79	75
Wed	75	76	78	79	80	83	83	88	108	177	224	209	176	136	103	88	80
Thu	78	79	81	83	82	83	87	97	116	163	210	195	162	126	97	82	76
Fri	76	77	80	82	82	82	83	89	111	157	195	181	148	112	89	80	76
Sat	75	75	76	77	77	80	80	80	81	83	87	88	83	81	79	78	76
Sun	74	74	75	75	76	77	79	80	79	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	75	78	78	78	79	83	87	111	184	216	193	157	118	90	79	75
Tue	75	75	77	78	78	80	83	87	107	186	230	205	167	127	95	79	75
Wed	75	76	78	79	80	83	83	88	108	177	224	209	176	136	103	88	80
Thu	78	79	81	83	82	83	87	97	116	163	210	195	162	126	97	82	76
Fri	76	77	80	82	82	82	83	89	111	157	195	181	148	112	89	80	76
Sat	75	75	76	77	77	80	80	80	81	83	87	88	83	81	79	78	76
Sun	74	74	75	75	76	77	79	80	79	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	75