Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Thousand Oaks

Right now (7:51 pm PST): about 58 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Norwalk 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	50	84	118	123	115	101	98	98	105	125	140	130	107	86	74	54	51
Tue	49	86	114	127	124	112	94	96	110	143	145	124	100	90	78	59	51
Wed	49	83	109	116	123	109	104	102	109	132	137	124	101	90	83	64	53
Thu	49	77	105	120	118	105	97	103	122	146	147	129	104	85	88	76	53
Fri	50	65	96	108	104	101	103	122	142	145	136	126	107	99	100	79	56
Sat	51	52	52	63	74	107	113	129	138	135	139	134	126	122	112	83	57
Sun	52	51	51	52	55	78	97	114	121	123	124	114	109	108	99	83	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Norwalk to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 148 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (139 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 49 to 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 148 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (22 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Thousand Oaks to Norwalk (return trip) · Norwalk to Los Angeles · Norwalk to Long Beach · Norwalk to Irvine · Norwalk to Staten Island · Norwalk to Anaheim · Norwalk to Riverside · Norwalk to Santa Ana · Norwalk to San Bernardino · Norwalk to Fontana · Norwalk to Oxnard · Norwalk to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	84	118	123	115	101	98	98	105	125	140	130	107	86	74	54	51
Tue	49	86	114	127	124	112	94	96	110	143	145	124	100	90	78	59	51
Wed	49	83	109	116	123	109	104	102	109	132	137	124	101	90	83	64	53
Thu	49	77	105	120	118	105	97	103	122	146	147	129	104	85	88	76	53
Fri	50	65	96	108	104	101	103	122	142	145	136	126	107	99	100	79	56
Sat	51	52	52	63	74	107	113	129	138	135	139	134	126	122	112	83	57
Sun	52	51	51	52	55	78	97	114	121	123	124	114	109	108	99	83	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	84	118	123	115	101	98	98	105	125	140	130	107	86	74	54	51
Tue	49	86	114	127	124	112	94	96	110	143	145	124	100	90	78	59	51
Wed	49	83	109	116	123	109	104	102	109	132	137	124	101	90	83	64	53
Thu	49	77	105	120	118	105	97	103	122	146	147	129	104	85	88	76	53
Fri	50	65	96	108	104	101	103	122	142	145	136	126	107	99	100	79	56
Sat	51	52	52	63	74	107	113	129	138	135	139	134	126	122	112	83	57
Sun	52	51	51	52	55	78	97	114	121	123	124	114	109	108	99	83	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	84	118	123	115	101	98	98	105	125	140	130	107	86	74	54	51
Tue	49	86	114	127	124	112	94	96	110	143	145	124	100	90	78	59	51
Wed	49	83	109	116	123	109	104	102	109	132	137	124	101	90	83	64	53
Thu	49	77	105	120	118	105	97	103	122	146	147	129	104	85	88	76	53
Fri	50	65	96	108	104	101	103	122	142	145	136	126	107	99	100	79	56
Sat	51	52	52	63	74	107	113	129	138	135	139	134	126	122	112	83	57
Sun	52	51	51	52	55	78	97	114	121	123	124	114	109	108	99	83	58