Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 85 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 148 at this time.

Only 7% 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	62	110	130	138	126	111	109	110	118	140	151	137	114	95	81	64	62
Tue	60	108	130	143	138	119	104	107	128	156	153	132	110	100	86	67	62
Wed	60	105	122	133	136	119	116	113	125	144	148	134	111	103	91	72	64
Thu	61	99	120	138	128	114	110	116	140	158	157	139	114	98	100	81	63
Fri	61	85	110	119	113	111	110	131	156	157	151	138	121	120	110	84	66
Sat	62	63	65	76	91	117	126	142	148	146	150	144	137	132	120	88	67
Sun	63	62	63	63	69	95	110	127	132	134	133	123	119	119	108	90	67

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 159 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 127 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (150 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 13 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 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 159 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 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 127 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 159 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	110	130	138	126	111	109	110	118	140	151	137	114	95	81	64	62
Tue	60	108	130	143	138	119	104	107	128	156	153	132	110	100	86	67	62
Wed	60	105	122	133	136	119	116	113	125	144	148	134	111	103	91	72	64
Thu	61	99	120	138	128	114	110	116	140	158	157	139	114	98	100	81	63
Fri	61	85	110	119	113	111	110	131	156	157	151	138	121	120	110	84	66
Sat	62	63	65	76	91	117	126	142	148	146	150	144	137	132	120	88	67
Sun	63	62	63	63	69	95	110	127	132	134	133	123	119	119	108	90	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	110	130	138	126	111	109	110	118	140	151	137	114	95	81	64	62
Tue	60	108	130	143	138	119	104	107	128	156	153	132	110	100	86	67	62
Wed	60	105	122	133	136	119	116	113	125	144	148	134	111	103	91	72	64
Thu	61	99	120	138	128	114	110	116	140	158	157	139	114	98	100	81	63
Fri	61	85	110	119	113	111	110	131	156	157	151	138	121	120	110	84	66
Sat	62	63	65	76	91	117	126	142	148	146	150	144	137	132	120	88	67
Sun	63	62	63	63	69	95	110	127	132	134	133	123	119	119	108	90	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	110	130	138	126	111	109	110	118	140	151	137	114	95	81	64	62
Tue	60	108	130	143	138	119	104	107	128	156	153	132	110	100	86	67	62
Wed	60	105	122	133	136	119	116	113	125	144	148	134	111	103	91	72	64
Thu	61	99	120	138	128	114	110	116	140	158	157	139	114	98	100	81	63
Fri	61	85	110	119	113	111	110	131	156	157	151	138	121	120	110	84	66
Sat	62	63	65	76	91	117	126	142	148	146	150	144	137	132	120	88	67
Sun	63	62	63	63	69	95	110	127	132	134	133	123	119	119	108	90	67