Best Time to Drive from Placentia to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 87 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 150 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Placentia 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	63	114	131	139	127	113	111	112	120	144	154	138	116	97	82	65	63
Tue	61	111	132	144	138	120	106	109	132	159	155	134	112	102	87	67	63
Wed	61	108	124	132	137	120	119	115	128	147	151	135	112	105	92	73	65
Thu	61	102	121	138	128	115	112	118	142	160	159	140	116	100	102	81	64
Fri	61	88	113	121	115	113	113	135	159	159	153	140	123	122	112	85	67
Sat	63	65	66	77	93	118	128	145	150	147	152	145	138	133	121	89	69
Sun	64	63	63	64	70	97	112	129	133	136	134	124	121	120	109	90	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Placentia to Thousand Oaks (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 129 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (152 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Placentia 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 Placentia to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 61 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 129 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Placentia to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (1.9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	63	114	131	139	127	113	111	112	120	144	154	138	116	97	82	65	63
Tue	61	111	132	144	138	120	106	109	132	159	155	134	112	102	87	67	63
Wed	61	108	124	132	137	120	119	115	128	147	151	135	112	105	92	73	65
Thu	61	102	121	138	128	115	112	118	142	160	159	140	116	100	102	81	64
Fri	61	88	113	121	115	113	113	135	159	159	153	140	123	122	112	85	67
Sat	63	65	66	77	93	118	128	145	150	147	152	145	138	133	121	89	69
Sun	64	63	63	64	70	97	112	129	133	136	134	124	121	120	109	90	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	114	131	139	127	113	111	112	120	144	154	138	116	97	82	65	63
Tue	61	111	132	144	138	120	106	109	132	159	155	134	112	102	87	67	63
Wed	61	108	124	132	137	120	119	115	128	147	151	135	112	105	92	73	65
Thu	61	102	121	138	128	115	112	118	142	160	159	140	116	100	102	81	64
Fri	61	88	113	121	115	113	113	135	159	159	153	140	123	122	112	85	67
Sat	63	65	66	77	93	118	128	145	150	147	152	145	138	133	121	89	69
Sun	64	63	63	64	70	97	112	129	133	136	134	124	121	120	109	90	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	114	131	139	127	113	111	112	120	144	154	138	116	97	82	65	63
Tue	61	111	132	144	138	120	106	109	132	159	155	134	112	102	87	67	63
Wed	61	108	124	132	137	120	119	115	128	147	151	135	112	105	92	73	65
Thu	61	102	121	138	128	115	112	118	142	160	159	140	116	100	102	81	64
Fri	61	88	113	121	115	113	113	135	159	159	153	140	123	122	112	85	67
Sat	63	65	66	77	93	118	128	145	150	147	152	145	138	133	121	89	69
Sun	64	63	63	64	70	97	112	129	133	136	134	124	121	120	109	90	68