Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Thousand Oaks

Right now (6:02 am PDT): about 59 minutes via I-405 North and US-101 North, usually 65 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 Long Beach 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	53	62	77	80	76	72	69	67	67	73	83	87	81	68	59	57	54
Tue	53	65	86	90	81	74	70	67	67	73	82	86	82	71	61	57	54
Wed	53	66	89	93	86	77	72	69	69	75	84	88	84	73	62	57	54
Thu	53	65	86	90	83	77	73	71	72	78	87	90	85	74	62	57	54
Fri	53	63	78	82	78	76	77	77	78	85	89	87	80	70	61	57	54
Sat	53	54	55	57	60	66	70	72	74	75	73	70	68	63	60	57	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	55	58	62	67	71	71	70	66	64	61	59	58	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Long Beach to Thousand Oaks (via I-405 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 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 downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Thousand Oaks?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 53 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (32 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	62	77	80	76	72	69	67	67	73	83	87	81	68	59	57	54
Tue	53	65	86	90	81	74	70	67	67	73	82	86	82	71	61	57	54
Wed	53	66	89	93	86	77	72	69	69	75	84	88	84	73	62	57	54
Thu	53	65	86	90	83	77	73	71	72	78	87	90	85	74	62	57	54
Fri	53	63	78	82	78	76	77	77	78	85	89	87	80	70	61	57	54
Sat	53	54	55	57	60	66	70	72	74	75	73	70	68	63	60	57	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	55	58	62	67	71	71	70	66	64	61	59	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	62	77	80	76	72	69	67	67	73	83	87	81	68	59	57	54
Tue	53	65	86	90	81	74	70	67	67	73	82	86	82	71	61	57	54
Wed	53	66	89	93	86	77	72	69	69	75	84	88	84	73	62	57	54
Thu	53	65	86	90	83	77	73	71	72	78	87	90	85	74	62	57	54
Fri	53	63	78	82	78	76	77	77	78	85	89	87	80	70	61	57	54
Sat	53	54	55	57	60	66	70	72	74	75	73	70	68	63	60	57	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	55	58	62	67	71	71	70	66	64	61	59	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	62	77	80	76	72	69	67	67	73	83	87	81	68	59	57	54
Tue	53	65	86	90	81	74	70	67	67	73	82	86	82	71	61	57	54
Wed	53	66	89	93	86	77	72	69	69	75	84	88	84	73	62	57	54
Thu	53	65	86	90	83	77	73	71	72	78	87	90	85	74	62	57	54
Fri	53	63	78	82	78	76	77	77	78	85	89	87	80	70	61	57	54
Sat	53	54	55	57	60	66	70	72	74	75	73	70	68	63	60	57	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	55	58	62	67	71	71	70	66	64	61	59	58	54