Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 82 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 142 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Mirada 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	53	93	122	129	120	104	102	103	110	132	146	134	111	91	77	57	54
Tue	52	94	119	135	129	115	98	100	117	150	150	129	106	97	81	61	54
Wed	52	91	114	124	128	113	109	106	115	137	143	129	107	98	87	67	56
Thu	52	85	110	127	122	109	102	108	130	152	153	135	110	93	93	77	55
Fri	53	71	102	112	107	104	103	123	148	151	144	133	116	109	104	80	59
Sat	54	55	56	67	79	109	118	134	141	138	143	138	130	126	115	85	60
Sun	55	54	55	55	59	83	101	118	124	126	127	117	112	111	102	85	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from La Mirada to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 154 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 119 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (143 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mirada 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 Mirada to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 154 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 52 to 154 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 119 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 154 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (22 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 Mirada (return trip) · La Mirada to Los Angeles · La Mirada to Long Beach · La Mirada to Anaheim · La Mirada to Riverside · La Mirada to Santa Ana · La Mirada to Highland · La Mirada to Irvine · La Mirada to San Bernardino · La Mirada to Fontana · La Mirada to Oxnard · La Mirada to Moreno Valley

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	93	122	129	120	104	102	103	110	132	146	134	111	91	77	57	54
Tue	52	94	119	135	129	115	98	100	117	150	150	129	106	97	81	61	54
Wed	52	91	114	124	128	113	109	106	115	137	143	129	107	98	87	67	56
Thu	52	85	110	127	122	109	102	108	130	152	153	135	110	93	93	77	55
Fri	53	71	102	112	107	104	103	123	148	151	144	133	116	109	104	80	59
Sat	54	55	56	67	79	109	118	134	141	138	143	138	130	126	115	85	60
Sun	55	54	55	55	59	83	101	118	124	126	127	117	112	111	102	85	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	93	122	129	120	104	102	103	110	132	146	134	111	91	77	57	54
Tue	52	94	119	135	129	115	98	100	117	150	150	129	106	97	81	61	54
Wed	52	91	114	124	128	113	109	106	115	137	143	129	107	98	87	67	56
Thu	52	85	110	127	122	109	102	108	130	152	153	135	110	93	93	77	55
Fri	53	71	102	112	107	104	103	123	148	151	144	133	116	109	104	80	59
Sat	54	55	56	67	79	109	118	134	141	138	143	138	130	126	115	85	60
Sun	55	54	55	55	59	83	101	118	124	126	127	117	112	111	102	85	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	93	122	129	120	104	102	103	110	132	146	134	111	91	77	57	54
Tue	52	94	119	135	129	115	98	100	117	150	150	129	106	97	81	61	54
Wed	52	91	114	124	128	113	109	106	115	137	143	129	107	98	87	67	56
Thu	52	85	110	127	122	109	102	108	130	152	153	135	110	93	93	77	55
Fri	53	71	102	112	107	104	103	123	148	151	144	133	116	109	104	80	59
Sat	54	55	56	67	79	109	118	134	141	138	143	138	130	126	115	85	60
Sun	55	54	55	55	59	83	101	118	124	126	127	117	112	111	102	85	61