Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks

Right now (8:47 am PDT): about 53 minutes via US-101 North, usually 50 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.

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (50 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Thousand Oaks to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 39 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1 mile: 2 to 3 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) to central Thousand Oaks along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Los Angeles 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	35	39	46	52	49	46	43	42	42	44	48	53	55	50	41	37	36
Tue	35	39	47	53	48	45	43	42	42	45	49	54	56	52	43	38	36
Wed	35	39	48	55	50	48	45	44	44	46	51	56	57	53	44	38	36
Thu	35	39	48	54	50	48	46	45	45	47	52	57	59	55	45	38	36
Fri	35	39	45	49	47	45	45	47	48	52	57	59	58	52	44	38	36
Sat	36	36	37	38	39	43	46	48	48	49	50	49	48	44	41	39	37
Sun	36	35	35	36	37	38	41	44	47	50	50	49	47	43	41	40	37

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 Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (39 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	46	52	49	46	43	42	42	44	48	53	55	50	41	37	36
Tue	35	39	47	53	48	45	43	42	42	45	49	54	56	52	43	38	36
Wed	35	39	48	55	50	48	45	44	44	46	51	56	57	53	44	38	36
Thu	35	39	48	54	50	48	46	45	45	47	52	57	59	55	45	38	36
Fri	35	39	45	49	47	45	45	47	48	52	57	59	58	52	44	38	36
Sat	36	36	37	38	39	43	46	48	48	49	50	49	48	44	41	39	37
Sun	36	35	35	36	37	38	41	44	47	50	50	49	47	43	41	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	46	52	49	46	43	42	42	44	48	53	55	50	41	37	36
Tue	35	39	47	53	48	45	43	42	42	45	49	54	56	52	43	38	36
Wed	35	39	48	55	50	48	45	44	44	46	51	56	57	53	44	38	36
Thu	35	39	48	54	50	48	46	45	45	47	52	57	59	55	45	38	36
Fri	35	39	45	49	47	45	45	47	48	52	57	59	58	52	44	38	36
Sat	36	36	37	38	39	43	46	48	48	49	50	49	48	44	41	39	37
Sun	36	35	35	36	37	38	41	44	47	50	50	49	47	43	41	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	46	52	49	46	43	42	42	44	48	53	55	50	41	37	36
Tue	35	39	47	53	48	45	43	42	42	45	49	54	56	52	43	38	36
Wed	35	39	48	55	50	48	45	44	44	46	51	56	57	53	44	38	36
Thu	35	39	48	54	50	48	46	45	45	47	52	57	59	55	45	38	36
Fri	35	39	45	49	47	45	45	47	48	52	57	59	58	52	44	38	36
Sat	36	36	37	38	39	43	46	48	48	49	50	49	48	44	41	39	37
Sun	36	35	35	36	37	38	41	44	47	50	50	49	47	43	41	40	37