Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Thousand Oaks

Right now (10:35 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-10 West and US-101 North.

Only 19% 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 Ontario 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	69	147	161	156	140	126	122	124	132	154	157	142	119	102	87	71	70
Tue	67	138	164	166	154	130	118	118	146	167	159	137	116	109	93	74	71
Wed	68	134	155	160	151	136	131	123	140	155	154	137	116	120	108	90	73
Thu	68	129	147	155	140	126	123	130	154	168	162	140	119	108	111	87	71
Fri	69	107	130	134	127	123	132	151	167	163	154	139	125	130	125	98	75
Sat	70	71	74	84	108	128	141	156	162	160	160	153	147	146	129	94	76
Sun	71	70	71	71	79	106	123	140	143	146	142	131	130	129	120	97	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Ontario to Thousand Oaks (via I-10 West and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 168 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 140 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (163 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 168 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 67 to 168 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 140 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 2 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 168 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (31 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	147	161	156	140	126	122	124	132	154	157	142	119	102	87	71	70
Tue	67	138	164	166	154	130	118	118	146	167	159	137	116	109	93	74	71
Wed	68	134	155	160	151	136	131	123	140	155	154	137	116	120	108	90	73
Thu	68	129	147	155	140	126	123	130	154	168	162	140	119	108	111	87	71
Fri	69	107	130	134	127	123	132	151	167	163	154	139	125	130	125	98	75
Sat	70	71	74	84	108	128	141	156	162	160	160	153	147	146	129	94	76
Sun	71	70	71	71	79	106	123	140	143	146	142	131	130	129	120	97	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	147	161	156	140	126	122	124	132	154	157	142	119	102	87	71	70
Tue	67	138	164	166	154	130	118	118	146	167	159	137	116	109	93	74	71
Wed	68	134	155	160	151	136	131	123	140	155	154	137	116	120	108	90	73
Thu	68	129	147	155	140	126	123	130	154	168	162	140	119	108	111	87	71
Fri	69	107	130	134	127	123	132	151	167	163	154	139	125	130	125	98	75
Sat	70	71	74	84	108	128	141	156	162	160	160	153	147	146	129	94	76
Sun	71	70	71	71	79	106	123	140	143	146	142	131	130	129	120	97	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	147	161	156	140	126	122	124	132	154	157	142	119	102	87	71	70
Tue	67	138	164	166	154	130	118	118	146	167	159	137	116	109	93	74	71
Wed	68	134	155	160	151	136	131	123	140	155	154	137	116	120	108	90	73
Thu	68	129	147	155	140	126	123	130	154	168	162	140	119	108	111	87	71
Fri	69	107	130	134	127	123	132	151	167	163	154	139	125	130	125	98	75
Sat	70	71	74	84	108	128	141	156	162	160	160	153	147	146	129	94	76
Sun	71	70	71	71	79	106	123	140	143	146	142	131	130	129	120	97	76