Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via US-101 North and SR-134 West, usually 45 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Pasadena 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	38	39	44	44	45	44	41	40	40	40	41	44	64	54	39	38	38
Tue	38	39	42	49	49	47	44	41	40	40	43	59	77	66	40	38	38
Wed	38	40	43	45	47	47	43	42	42	42	45	66	80	71	47	40	39
Thu	38	40	42	46	48	47	43	41	40	41	46	62	76	64	45	39	39
Fri	38	41	41	42	43	42	43	42	41	42	45	54	50	47	41	39	38
Sat	38	39	40	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	43	42	41	41	40	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	39	39	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Pasadena to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (45 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena (East Holly 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 Pasadena to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	44	44	45	44	41	40	40	40	41	44	64	54	39	38	38
Tue	38	39	42	49	49	47	44	41	40	40	43	59	77	66	40	38	38
Wed	38	40	43	45	47	47	43	42	42	42	45	66	80	71	47	40	39
Thu	38	40	42	46	48	47	43	41	40	41	46	62	76	64	45	39	39
Fri	38	41	41	42	43	42	43	42	41	42	45	54	50	47	41	39	38
Sat	38	39	40	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	43	42	41	41	40	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	39	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	44	44	45	44	41	40	40	40	41	44	64	54	39	38	38
Tue	38	39	42	49	49	47	44	41	40	40	43	59	77	66	40	38	38
Wed	38	40	43	45	47	47	43	42	42	42	45	66	80	71	47	40	39
Thu	38	40	42	46	48	47	43	41	40	41	46	62	76	64	45	39	39
Fri	38	41	41	42	43	42	43	42	41	42	45	54	50	47	41	39	38
Sat	38	39	40	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	43	42	41	41	40	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	39	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	44	44	45	44	41	40	40	40	41	44	64	54	39	38	38
Tue	38	39	42	49	49	47	44	41	40	40	43	59	77	66	40	38	38
Wed	38	40	43	45	47	47	43	42	42	42	45	66	80	71	47	40	39
Thu	38	40	42	46	48	47	43	41	40	41	46	62	76	64	45	39	39
Fri	38	41	41	42	43	42	43	42	41	42	45	54	50	47	41	39	38
Sat	38	39	40	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	43	42	41	41	40	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	39	39	39	38