Best Time to Drive from Moorpark to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via US-101 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 6% 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 50-mile drive from Moorpark to Los Angeles (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Moorpark

Freeway, about 48 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.9 miles: 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 central Moorpark to Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Moorpark to Los Angeles 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	45	49	57	60	57	55	54	56	57	61	69	75	69	57	49	47	45
Tue	45	50	61	67	64	60	58	58	60	65	74	81	75	62	52	48	45
Wed	45	50	61	68	64	60	59	60	61	67	76	85	78	64	53	48	46
Thu	45	50	60	66	62	59	59	61	63	68	78	87	79	66	54	49	46
Fri	45	48	55	58	57	58	62	65	67	73	80	83	77	66	56	50	46
Sat	45	45	46	47	50	56	61	63	62	62	62	63	63	60	54	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	49	54	56	57	56	56	55	55	54	52	50	46

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 Moorpark to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Moorpark to Los Angeles?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moorpark to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (40 miles) · SR-23 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Los Angeles to Moorpark (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	57	60	57	55	54	56	57	61	69	75	69	57	49	47	45
Tue	45	50	61	67	64	60	58	58	60	65	74	81	75	62	52	48	45
Wed	45	50	61	68	64	60	59	60	61	67	76	85	78	64	53	48	46
Thu	45	50	60	66	62	59	59	61	63	68	78	87	79	66	54	49	46
Fri	45	48	55	58	57	58	62	65	67	73	80	83	77	66	56	50	46
Sat	45	45	46	47	50	56	61	63	62	62	62	63	63	60	54	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	49	54	56	57	56	56	55	55	54	52	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	57	60	57	55	54	56	57	61	69	75	69	57	49	47	45
Tue	45	50	61	67	64	60	58	58	60	65	74	81	75	62	52	48	45
Wed	45	50	61	68	64	60	59	60	61	67	76	85	78	64	53	48	46
Thu	45	50	60	66	62	59	59	61	63	68	78	87	79	66	54	49	46
Fri	45	48	55	58	57	58	62	65	67	73	80	83	77	66	56	50	46
Sat	45	45	46	47	50	56	61	63	62	62	62	63	63	60	54	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	49	54	56	57	56	56	55	55	54	52	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	57	60	57	55	54	56	57	61	69	75	69	57	49	47	45
Tue	45	50	61	67	64	60	58	58	60	65	74	81	75	62	52	48	45
Wed	45	50	61	68	64	60	59	60	61	67	76	85	78	64	53	48	46
Thu	45	50	60	66	62	59	59	61	63	68	78	87	79	66	54	49	46
Fri	45	48	55	58	57	58	62	65	67	73	80	83	77	66	56	50	46
Sat	45	45	46	47	50	56	61	63	62	62	62	63	63	60	54	49	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	47	49	54	56	57	56	56	55	55	54	52	50	46