Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 45 minutes via US-101 North, usually 39 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 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	37	38	37	39	38	38	39	38	38	42	41	46	41	37	36	35
Tue	35	37	37	40	38	40	38	37	38	38	41	51	55	46	46	36	35
Wed	36	37	37	37	37	38	41	39	38	38	47	53	52	46	40	36	36
Thu	35	37	37	37	38	39	42	38	41	41	58	90	74	57	48	41	36
Fri	35	38	39	38	37	38	39	41	45	47	95	75	74	53	46	41	35
Sat	37	37	38	37	38	37	42	42	47	51	60	57	64	44	40	38	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	40	39	41	38	38	44	40	38	37	38	39

About this drive

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 95 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 95 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 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

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	37	38	37	39	38	38	39	38	38	42	41	46	41	37	36	35
Tue	35	37	37	40	38	40	38	37	38	38	41	51	55	46	46	36	35
Wed	36	37	37	37	37	38	41	39	38	38	47	53	52	46	40	36	36
Thu	35	37	37	37	38	39	42	38	41	41	58	90	74	57	48	41	36
Fri	35	38	39	38	37	38	39	41	45	47	95	75	74	53	46	41	35
Sat	37	37	38	37	38	37	42	42	47	51	60	57	64	44	40	38	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	40	39	41	38	38	44	40	38	37	38	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	38	37	39	38	38	39	38	38	42	41	46	41	37	36	35
Tue	35	37	37	40	38	40	38	37	38	38	41	51	55	46	46	36	35
Wed	36	37	37	37	37	38	41	39	38	38	47	53	52	46	40	36	36
Thu	35	37	37	37	38	39	42	38	41	41	58	90	74	57	48	41	36
Fri	35	38	39	38	37	38	39	41	45	47	95	75	74	53	46	41	35
Sat	37	37	38	37	38	37	42	42	47	51	60	57	64	44	40	38	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	40	39	41	38	38	44	40	38	37	38	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	38	37	39	38	38	39	38	38	42	41	46	41	37	36	35
Tue	35	37	37	40	38	40	38	37	38	38	41	51	55	46	46	36	35
Wed	36	37	37	37	37	38	41	39	38	38	47	53	52	46	40	36	36
Thu	35	37	37	37	38	39	42	38	41	41	58	90	74	57	48	41	36
Fri	35	38	39	38	37	38	39	41	45	47	95	75	74	53	46	41	35
Sat	37	37	38	37	38	37	42	42	47	51	60	57	64	44	40	38	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	40	39	41	38	38	44	40	38	37	38	39