Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Thousand Oaks

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 13% 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 La Habra 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	60	74	83	89	86	78	75	75	76	76	79	92	98	76	67	63	61
Tue	61	76	86	95	90	82	76	76	72	77	83	108	112	82	69	63	61
Wed	60	77	83	91	90	82	77	76	75	77	91	114	114	88	73	65	63
Thu	60	73	84	92	88	80	77	76	75	79	91	107	110	85	72	68	63
Fri	61	72	75	80	80	76	76	75	78	81	88	88	87	81	75	69	62
Sat	62	63	64	66	70	74	78	75	78	77	78	79	79	76	77	71	63
Sun	61	62	61	61	63	67	71	74	76	76	78	81	76	76	75	71	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from La Habra to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Thousand Oaks?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 60 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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

More drives

Thousand Oaks to La Habra (return trip) · La Habra to Los Angeles · La Habra to Long Beach · La Habra to Riverside · La Habra to Santa Ana · La Habra to Irvine · La Habra to San Bernardino · La Habra to Fontana · La Habra to Moreno Valley · La Habra to Huntington Beach · La Habra to Glendale · La Habra to Santa Clarita

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	74	83	89	86	78	75	75	76	76	79	92	98	76	67	63	61
Tue	61	76	86	95	90	82	76	76	72	77	83	108	112	82	69	63	61
Wed	60	77	83	91	90	82	77	76	75	77	91	114	114	88	73	65	63
Thu	60	73	84	92	88	80	77	76	75	79	91	107	110	85	72	68	63
Fri	61	72	75	80	80	76	76	75	78	81	88	88	87	81	75	69	62
Sat	62	63	64	66	70	74	78	75	78	77	78	79	79	76	77	71	63
Sun	61	62	61	61	63	67	71	74	76	76	78	81	76	76	75	71	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	74	83	89	86	78	75	75	76	76	79	92	98	76	67	63	61
Tue	61	76	86	95	90	82	76	76	72	77	83	108	112	82	69	63	61
Wed	60	77	83	91	90	82	77	76	75	77	91	114	114	88	73	65	63
Thu	60	73	84	92	88	80	77	76	75	79	91	107	110	85	72	68	63
Fri	61	72	75	80	80	76	76	75	78	81	88	88	87	81	75	69	62
Sat	62	63	64	66	70	74	78	75	78	77	78	79	79	76	77	71	63
Sun	61	62	61	61	63	67	71	74	76	76	78	81	76	76	75	71	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	74	83	89	86	78	75	75	76	76	79	92	98	76	67	63	61
Tue	61	76	86	95	90	82	76	76	72	77	83	108	112	82	69	63	61
Wed	60	77	83	91	90	82	77	76	75	77	91	114	114	88	73	65	63
Thu	60	73	84	92	88	80	77	76	75	79	91	107	110	85	72	68	63
Fri	61	72	75	80	80	76	76	75	78	81	88	88	87	81	75	69	62
Sat	62	63	64	66	70	74	78	75	78	77	78	79	79	76	77	71	63
Sun	61	62	61	61	63	67	71	74	76	76	78	81	76	76	75	71	63