Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Thousand Oaks

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 80 minutes via SR-14 South and US-101 North.

Only 9% 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	97	126	112	94	86	87	86	86	85	84	84	82	82	83	82	81	82
Tue	119	144	130	107	89	87	85	84	85	83	83	83	85	85	86	84	81
Wed	111	104	108	96	85	84	85	84	85	85	84	83	86	86	86	82	80
Thu	122	137	116	91	88	89	83	85	84	83	82	82	83	83	83	83	81
Fri	87	92	86	85	85	88	85	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	83	83	80
Sat	82	85	84	84	84	83	85	88	84	83	84	84	83	82	82	81	79
Sun	80	81	81	81	81	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	84	80

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 152 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (88 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 152 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 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 152 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	97	126	112	94	86	87	86	86	85	84	84	82	82	83	82	81	82
Tue	119	144	130	107	89	87	85	84	85	83	83	83	85	85	86	84	81
Wed	111	104	108	96	85	84	85	84	85	85	84	83	86	86	86	82	80
Thu	122	137	116	91	88	89	83	85	84	83	82	82	83	83	83	83	81
Fri	87	92	86	85	85	88	85	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	83	83	80
Sat	82	85	84	84	84	83	85	88	84	83	84	84	83	82	82	81	79
Sun	80	81	81	81	81	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	84	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	126	112	94	86	87	86	86	85	84	84	82	82	83	82	81	82
Tue	119	144	130	107	89	87	85	84	85	83	83	83	85	85	86	84	81
Wed	111	104	108	96	85	84	85	84	85	85	84	83	86	86	86	82	80
Thu	122	137	116	91	88	89	83	85	84	83	82	82	83	83	83	83	81
Fri	87	92	86	85	85	88	85	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	83	83	80
Sat	82	85	84	84	84	83	85	88	84	83	84	84	83	82	82	81	79
Sun	80	81	81	81	81	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	84	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	126	112	94	86	87	86	86	85	84	84	82	82	83	82	81	82
Tue	119	144	130	107	89	87	85	84	85	83	83	83	85	85	86	84	81
Wed	111	104	108	96	85	84	85	84	85	85	84	83	86	86	86	82	80
Thu	122	137	116	91	88	89	83	85	84	83	82	82	83	83	83	83	81
Fri	87	92	86	85	85	88	85	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	83	83	80
Sat	82	85	84	84	84	83	85	88	84	83	84	84	83	82	82	81	79
Sun	80	81	81	81	81	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	84	80