Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 72 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 137 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 Pico Rivera 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	48	77	118	122	115	100	97	96	102	122	137	128	106	84	72	52	49
Tue	47	81	112	124	124	112	93	94	106	140	142	123	98	86	76	57	48
Wed	47	77	108	114	121	109	103	100	106	129	133	122	99	86	82	63	50
Thu	47	73	104	118	117	104	96	101	120	143	143	127	102	83	86	74	50
Fri	48	60	95	107	102	99	96	113	139	143	135	125	107	97	98	78	54
Sat	49	49	50	61	70	104	112	128	137	134	137	133	124	121	111	83	55
Sun	49	48	49	49	52	73	95	112	120	122	123	114	108	107	99	82	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 145 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 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (137 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Thousand Oaks?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 47 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Thousand Oaks to Pico Rivera (return trip) · Pico Rivera to Los Angeles · Pico Rivera to Long Beach · Pico Rivera to Anaheim · Pico Rivera to Riverside · Pico Rivera to Santa Ana · Pico Rivera to Irvine · Pico Rivera to San Bernardino · Pico Rivera to Fontana · Pico Rivera to Oxnard · Pico Rivera to Moreno Valley · Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	77	118	122	115	100	97	96	102	122	137	128	106	84	72	52	49
Tue	47	81	112	124	124	112	93	94	106	140	142	123	98	86	76	57	48
Wed	47	77	108	114	121	109	103	100	106	129	133	122	99	86	82	63	50
Thu	47	73	104	118	117	104	96	101	120	143	143	127	102	83	86	74	50
Fri	48	60	95	107	102	99	96	113	139	143	135	125	107	97	98	78	54
Sat	49	49	50	61	70	104	112	128	137	134	137	133	124	121	111	83	55
Sun	49	48	49	49	52	73	95	112	120	122	123	114	108	107	99	82	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	77	118	122	115	100	97	96	102	122	137	128	106	84	72	52	49
Tue	47	81	112	124	124	112	93	94	106	140	142	123	98	86	76	57	48
Wed	47	77	108	114	121	109	103	100	106	129	133	122	99	86	82	63	50
Thu	47	73	104	118	117	104	96	101	120	143	143	127	102	83	86	74	50
Fri	48	60	95	107	102	99	96	113	139	143	135	125	107	97	98	78	54
Sat	49	49	50	61	70	104	112	128	137	134	137	133	124	121	111	83	55
Sun	49	48	49	49	52	73	95	112	120	122	123	114	108	107	99	82	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	77	118	122	115	100	97	96	102	122	137	128	106	84	72	52	49
Tue	47	81	112	124	124	112	93	94	106	140	142	123	98	86	76	57	48
Wed	47	77	108	114	121	109	103	100	106	129	133	122	99	86	82	63	50
Thu	47	73	104	118	117	104	96	101	120	143	143	127	102	83	86	74	50
Fri	48	60	95	107	102	99	96	113	139	143	135	125	107	97	98	78	54
Sat	49	49	50	61	70	104	112	128	137	134	137	133	124	121	111	83	55
Sun	49	48	49	49	52	73	95	112	120	122	123	114	108	107	99	82	57