Best Time to Drive from LGB to Thousand Oaks

Right now (6:08 pm PST): about 75 minutes via I-405 North and US-101 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 1% 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 LGB 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	51	64	89	84	81	77	70	68	72	88	116	118	107	81	60	55	53
Tue	51	75	144	134	109	96	87	72	77	93	120	127	113	89	65	56	53
Wed	52	77	151	143	114	95	82	75	79	90	121	131	119	97	67	58	53
Thu	52	78	138	127	100	97	85	78	77	89	114	126	111	89	66	57	53
Fri	51	77	130	107	86	78	88	84	85	102	115	115	95	74	60	57	53
Sat	54	53	55	56	59	70	77	75	82	84	79	75	72	63	66	59	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	55	58	65	72	87	86	83	69	67	63	62	60	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from LGB to Thousand Oaks (via I-405 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 51 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 153 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (23 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	89	84	81	77	70	68	72	88	116	118	107	81	60	55	53
Tue	51	75	144	134	109	96	87	72	77	93	120	127	113	89	65	56	53
Wed	52	77	151	143	114	95	82	75	79	90	121	131	119	97	67	58	53
Thu	52	78	138	127	100	97	85	78	77	89	114	126	111	89	66	57	53
Fri	51	77	130	107	86	78	88	84	85	102	115	115	95	74	60	57	53
Sat	54	53	55	56	59	70	77	75	82	84	79	75	72	63	66	59	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	55	58	65	72	87	86	83	69	67	63	62	60	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	89	84	81	77	70	68	72	88	116	118	107	81	60	55	53
Tue	51	75	144	134	109	96	87	72	77	93	120	127	113	89	65	56	53
Wed	52	77	151	143	114	95	82	75	79	90	121	131	119	97	67	58	53
Thu	52	78	138	127	100	97	85	78	77	89	114	126	111	89	66	57	53
Fri	51	77	130	107	86	78	88	84	85	102	115	115	95	74	60	57	53
Sat	54	53	55	56	59	70	77	75	82	84	79	75	72	63	66	59	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	55	58	65	72	87	86	83	69	67	63	62	60	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	89	84	81	77	70	68	72	88	116	118	107	81	60	55	53
Tue	51	75	144	134	109	96	87	72	77	93	120	127	113	89	65	56	53
Wed	52	77	151	143	114	95	82	75	79	90	121	131	119	97	67	58	53
Thu	52	78	138	127	100	97	85	78	77	89	114	126	111	89	66	57	53
Fri	51	77	130	107	86	78	88	84	85	102	115	115	95	74	60	57	53
Sat	54	53	55	56	59	70	77	75	82	84	79	75	72	63	66	59	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	55	58	65	72	87	86	83	69	67	63	62	60	54