Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Thousand Oaks

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 86 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 70 at this time.

Only 2% 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	52	65	77	80	77	72	69	68	69	70	74	89	95	73	61	55	53
Tue	53	66	78	88	79	77	70	70	66	71	79	101	99	79	64	57	54
Wed	52	63	74	81	78	74	69	68	68	71	85	108	111	86	69	59	54
Thu	52	63	75	82	79	74	68	68	68	72	87	99	107	82	66	61	55
Fri	53	63	69	73	74	69	70	69	72	74	80	83	81	73	68	63	55
Sat	53	55	55	57	62	67	71	67	71	70	72	72	73	70	71	64	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	55	58	64	67	68	69	70	75	68	68	68	64	55

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 114 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (75 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 114 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 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 114 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)

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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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	65	77	80	77	72	69	68	69	70	74	89	95	73	61	55	53
Tue	53	66	78	88	79	77	70	70	66	71	79	101	99	79	64	57	54
Wed	52	63	74	81	78	74	69	68	68	71	85	108	111	86	69	59	54
Thu	52	63	75	82	79	74	68	68	68	72	87	99	107	82	66	61	55
Fri	53	63	69	73	74	69	70	69	72	74	80	83	81	73	68	63	55
Sat	53	55	55	57	62	67	71	67	71	70	72	72	73	70	71	64	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	55	58	64	67	68	69	70	75	68	68	68	64	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	65	77	80	77	72	69	68	69	70	74	89	95	73	61	55	53
Tue	53	66	78	88	79	77	70	70	66	71	79	101	99	79	64	57	54
Wed	52	63	74	81	78	74	69	68	68	71	85	108	111	86	69	59	54
Thu	52	63	75	82	79	74	68	68	68	72	87	99	107	82	66	61	55
Fri	53	63	69	73	74	69	70	69	72	74	80	83	81	73	68	63	55
Sat	53	55	55	57	62	67	71	67	71	70	72	72	73	70	71	64	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	55	58	64	67	68	69	70	75	68	68	68	64	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	65	77	80	77	72	69	68	69	70	74	89	95	73	61	55	53
Tue	53	66	78	88	79	77	70	70	66	71	79	101	99	79	64	57	54
Wed	52	63	74	81	78	74	69	68	68	71	85	108	111	86	69	59	54
Thu	52	63	75	82	79	74	68	68	68	72	87	99	107	82	66	61	55
Fri	53	63	69	73	74	69	70	69	72	74	80	83	81	73	68	63	55
Sat	53	55	55	57	62	67	71	67	71	70	72	72	73	70	71	64	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	55	58	64	67	68	69	70	75	68	68	68	64	55