Best Time to Drive from LAX to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 78 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 LAX 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	39	40	40	41	40	40	41	42	44	62	90	104	100	75	51	42	40
Tue	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	44	55	87	109	98	76	54	42	39
Wed	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	46	54	84	102	102	84	63	45	41
Thu	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	44	51	57	81	103	96	77	56	44	41
Fri	40	41	41	43	43	42	43	43	47	60	78	96	93	70	50	42	40
Sat	39	40	41	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	45	44	42	41	40	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	41	41	40	40	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from LAX to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 39 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	40	41	40	40	41	42	44	62	90	104	100	75	51	42	40
Tue	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	44	55	87	109	98	76	54	42	39
Wed	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	46	54	84	102	102	84	63	45	41
Thu	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	44	51	57	81	103	96	77	56	44	41
Fri	40	41	41	43	43	42	43	43	47	60	78	96	93	70	50	42	40
Sat	39	40	41	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	45	44	42	41	40	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	41	41	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	40	41	40	40	41	42	44	62	90	104	100	75	51	42	40
Tue	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	44	55	87	109	98	76	54	42	39
Wed	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	46	54	84	102	102	84	63	45	41
Thu	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	44	51	57	81	103	96	77	56	44	41
Fri	40	41	41	43	43	42	43	43	47	60	78	96	93	70	50	42	40
Sat	39	40	41	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	45	44	42	41	40	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	41	41	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	40	41	40	40	41	42	44	62	90	104	100	75	51	42	40
Tue	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	44	55	87	109	98	76	54	42	39
Wed	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	46	54	84	102	102	84	63	45	41
Thu	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	44	51	57	81	103	96	77	56	44	41
Fri	40	41	41	43	43	42	43	43	47	60	78	96	93	70	50	42	40
Sat	39	40	41	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	45	44	42	41	40	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	41	41	40	40	39