Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Thousand Oaks

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 42 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 46 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 Inglewood 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	36	41	45	47	46	46	44	45	47	61	90	100	94	71	46	38	37
Tue	36	41	56	60	57	52	51	48	51	64	96	109	98	76	52	39	37
Wed	36	42	55	63	58	53	50	49	53	65	99	112	106	85	58	41	37
Thu	37	46	54	61	53	51	50	49	53	58	90	110	100	75	54	41	37
Fri	36	45	55	59	50	50	48	50	55	72	93	99	85	63	45	40	37
Sat	36	36	37	38	42	48	50	50	51	51	51	52	51	45	46	42	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	41	44	47	49	50	49	47	44	44	43	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Inglewood to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Inglewood 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 Inglewood to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (16 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	45	47	46	46	44	45	47	61	90	100	94	71	46	38	37
Tue	36	41	56	60	57	52	51	48	51	64	96	109	98	76	52	39	37
Wed	36	42	55	63	58	53	50	49	53	65	99	112	106	85	58	41	37
Thu	37	46	54	61	53	51	50	49	53	58	90	110	100	75	54	41	37
Fri	36	45	55	59	50	50	48	50	55	72	93	99	85	63	45	40	37
Sat	36	36	37	38	42	48	50	50	51	51	51	52	51	45	46	42	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	41	44	47	49	50	49	47	44	44	43	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	45	47	46	46	44	45	47	61	90	100	94	71	46	38	37
Tue	36	41	56	60	57	52	51	48	51	64	96	109	98	76	52	39	37
Wed	36	42	55	63	58	53	50	49	53	65	99	112	106	85	58	41	37
Thu	37	46	54	61	53	51	50	49	53	58	90	110	100	75	54	41	37
Fri	36	45	55	59	50	50	48	50	55	72	93	99	85	63	45	40	37
Sat	36	36	37	38	42	48	50	50	51	51	51	52	51	45	46	42	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	41	44	47	49	50	49	47	44	44	43	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	45	47	46	46	44	45	47	61	90	100	94	71	46	38	37
Tue	36	41	56	60	57	52	51	48	51	64	96	109	98	76	52	39	37
Wed	36	42	55	63	58	53	50	49	53	65	99	112	106	85	58	41	37
Thu	37	46	54	61	53	51	50	49	53	58	90	110	100	75	54	41	37
Fri	36	45	55	59	50	50	48	50	55	72	93	99	85	63	45	40	37
Sat	36	36	37	38	42	48	50	50	51	51	51	52	51	45	46	42	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	41	44	47	49	50	49	47	44	44	43	41	38