Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Thousand Oaks

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via SR-14 South and US-101 North, usually 87 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Lancaster 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	93	124	112	96	86	85	84	84	84	83	83	81	81	82	81	80	79
Tue	119	141	129	108	88	85	84	84	84	83	83	84	85	85	87	85	82
Wed	110	84	83	89	84	85	85	83	84	83	83	83	81	82	82	80	80
Thu	140	149	123	88	83	83	82	83	82	83	81	80	81	81	82	83	81
Fri	86	91	86	85	85	88	85	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	83	84	79
Sat	83	85	84	83	84	84	86	89	85	84	84	84	84	82	82	81	79
Sun	80	80	81	80	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	85	86	86	87	85	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Lancaster to Thousand Oaks (via SR-14 South and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 164 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (about 9 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster 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 Lancaster to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 164 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to Thousand Oaks?

The 85-mile drive usually takes 79 to 164 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 164 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	124	112	96	86	85	84	84	84	83	83	81	81	82	81	80	79
Tue	119	141	129	108	88	85	84	84	84	83	83	84	85	85	87	85	82
Wed	110	84	83	89	84	85	85	83	84	83	83	83	81	82	82	80	80
Thu	140	149	123	88	83	83	82	83	82	83	81	80	81	81	82	83	81
Fri	86	91	86	85	85	88	85	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	83	84	79
Sat	83	85	84	83	84	84	86	89	85	84	84	84	84	82	82	81	79
Sun	80	80	81	80	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	85	86	86	87	85	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	124	112	96	86	85	84	84	84	83	83	81	81	82	81	80	79
Tue	119	141	129	108	88	85	84	84	84	83	83	84	85	85	87	85	82
Wed	110	84	83	89	84	85	85	83	84	83	83	83	81	82	82	80	80
Thu	140	149	123	88	83	83	82	83	82	83	81	80	81	81	82	83	81
Fri	86	91	86	85	85	88	85	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	83	84	79
Sat	83	85	84	83	84	84	86	89	85	84	84	84	84	82	82	81	79
Sun	80	80	81	80	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	85	86	86	87	85	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	124	112	96	86	85	84	84	84	83	83	81	81	82	81	80	79
Tue	119	141	129	108	88	85	84	84	84	83	83	84	85	85	87	85	82
Wed	110	84	83	89	84	85	85	83	84	83	83	83	81	82	82	80	80
Thu	140	149	123	88	83	83	82	83	82	83	81	80	81	81	82	83	81
Fri	86	91	86	85	85	88	85	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	83	84	79
Sat	83	85	84	83	84	84	86	89	85	84	84	84	84	82	82	81	79
Sun	80	80	81	80	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	85	86	86	87	85	81