Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Thousand Oaks
Right now (2:19 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via US-101 South, usually 33 at this time.
Only 8% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Tue | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Wed | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Thu | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Fri | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Sat | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 46 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Sun | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Oxnard to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 37 minutes, when leaving around 1 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (46 minutes).
About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (20 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard (East 5th 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 Oxnard to Thousand Oaks?
On weekdays, leave before 10:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 37 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to Thousand Oaks?
The 23-mile drive usually takes 29 to 37 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Thousand Oaks?
Leaving around 1 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 37 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Los Angeles (11 miles)
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