Best Time to Drive from Placentia to Thousand Oaks

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 79 at this time.

Only 16% 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	61	77	85	90	87	80	77	77	77	78	82	96	101	78	68	63	62
Tue	61	78	88	95	90	84	79	79	75	79	86	108	106	82	71	64	62
Wed	61	77	83	89	89	82	79	78	77	80	96	118	116	90	75	66	63
Thu	61	75	84	91	88	80	77	77	77	81	94	109	111	87	73	68	64
Fri	62	74	77	82	82	79	78	78	81	84	91	91	89	83	77	70	63
Sat	63	65	65	67	72	76	79	77	80	79	80	81	81	78	78	71	64
Sun	62	63	62	62	64	68	73	76	77	78	80	83	77	77	76	72	64

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 121 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (83 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 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 121 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 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Placentia to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 121 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	61	77	85	90	87	80	77	77	77	78	82	96	101	78	68	63	62
Tue	61	78	88	95	90	84	79	79	75	79	86	108	106	82	71	64	62
Wed	61	77	83	89	89	82	79	78	77	80	96	118	116	90	75	66	63
Thu	61	75	84	91	88	80	77	77	77	81	94	109	111	87	73	68	64
Fri	62	74	77	82	82	79	78	78	81	84	91	91	89	83	77	70	63
Sat	63	65	65	67	72	76	79	77	80	79	80	81	81	78	78	71	64
Sun	62	63	62	62	64	68	73	76	77	78	80	83	77	77	76	72	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	77	85	90	87	80	77	77	77	78	82	96	101	78	68	63	62
Tue	61	78	88	95	90	84	79	79	75	79	86	108	106	82	71	64	62
Wed	61	77	83	89	89	82	79	78	77	80	96	118	116	90	75	66	63
Thu	61	75	84	91	88	80	77	77	77	81	94	109	111	87	73	68	64
Fri	62	74	77	82	82	79	78	78	81	84	91	91	89	83	77	70	63
Sat	63	65	65	67	72	76	79	77	80	79	80	81	81	78	78	71	64
Sun	62	63	62	62	64	68	73	76	77	78	80	83	77	77	76	72	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	77	85	90	87	80	77	77	77	78	82	96	101	78	68	63	62
Tue	61	78	88	95	90	84	79	79	75	79	86	108	106	82	71	64	62
Wed	61	77	83	89	89	82	79	78	77	80	96	118	116	90	75	66	63
Thu	61	75	84	91	88	80	77	77	77	81	94	109	111	87	73	68	64
Fri	62	74	77	82	82	79	78	78	81	84	91	91	89	83	77	70	63
Sat	63	65	65	67	72	76	79	77	80	79	80	81	81	78	78	71	64
Sun	62	63	62	62	64	68	73	76	77	78	80	83	77	77	76	72	64