Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Thousand Oaks

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via SR-118 West and SR-23 South, usually 33 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Thousand Oaks (via SR-118 West and SR-23 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 36 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (30 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Thousand Oaks to Porter Ranch

Freeway, about 28 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 8 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) to central Thousand Oaks along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Porter Ranch to Thousand Oaks by day and time you leave (local time)
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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 Porter Ranch to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 36 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to Thousand Oaks?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 36 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 36 minutes.

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