Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Thousand Oaks

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 59 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	36	37	38	38	38	39	41	45	75	117	134	115	81	52	40	37
Tue	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	41	45	64	116	136	115	83	56	41	37
Wed	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	46	61	108	131	121	96	66	43	39
Thu	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	44	55	65	103	129	115	85	59	42	38
Fri	37	37	38	40	40	40	41	42	49	70	99	121	106	75	50	41	38
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	45	42	40	39	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	38	38	37

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 136 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (45 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 5 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 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 136 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 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 136 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	36	37	38	38	38	39	41	45	75	117	134	115	81	52	40	37
Tue	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	41	45	64	116	136	115	83	56	41	37
Wed	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	46	61	108	131	121	96	66	43	39
Thu	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	44	55	65	103	129	115	85	59	42	38
Fri	37	37	38	40	40	40	41	42	49	70	99	121	106	75	50	41	38
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	45	42	40	39	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	41	45	75	117	134	115	81	52	40	37
Tue	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	41	45	64	116	136	115	83	56	41	37
Wed	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	46	61	108	131	121	96	66	43	39
Thu	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	44	55	65	103	129	115	85	59	42	38
Fri	37	37	38	40	40	40	41	42	49	70	99	121	106	75	50	41	38
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	45	42	40	39	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	41	45	75	117	134	115	81	52	40	37
Tue	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	41	45	64	116	136	115	83	56	41	37
Wed	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	46	61	108	131	121	96	66	43	39
Thu	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	44	55	65	103	129	115	85	59	42	38
Fri	37	37	38	40	40	40	41	42	49	70	99	121	106	75	50	41	38
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	45	42	40	39	38	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	38	38	37