Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Thousand Oaks

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-405 North and US-101 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	60	89	119	108	104	96	86	86	86	94	106	109	104	85	67	64	61
Tue	60	107	165	146	123	112	99	84	85	93	110	116	109	93	71	64	61
Wed	60	105	169	151	122	110	96	89	89	98	115	122	115	99	74	65	61
Thu	60	110	158	136	113	110	94	90	83	91	104	121	108	89	71	64	62
Fri	60	108	147	118	106	97	108	102	98	109	111	105	90	78	67	65	61
Sat	62	64	63	66	75	91	101	98	108	105	98	91	87	77	78	70	61
Sun	62	62	63	62	64	69	81	90	108	108	101	79	75	70	71	71	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Thousand Oaks (via I-405 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 169 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (108 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 169 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Thousand Oaks?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 60 to 169 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 169 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	89	119	108	104	96	86	86	86	94	106	109	104	85	67	64	61
Tue	60	107	165	146	123	112	99	84	85	93	110	116	109	93	71	64	61
Wed	60	105	169	151	122	110	96	89	89	98	115	122	115	99	74	65	61
Thu	60	110	158	136	113	110	94	90	83	91	104	121	108	89	71	64	62
Fri	60	108	147	118	106	97	108	102	98	109	111	105	90	78	67	65	61
Sat	62	64	63	66	75	91	101	98	108	105	98	91	87	77	78	70	61
Sun	62	62	63	62	64	69	81	90	108	108	101	79	75	70	71	71	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	89	119	108	104	96	86	86	86	94	106	109	104	85	67	64	61
Tue	60	107	165	146	123	112	99	84	85	93	110	116	109	93	71	64	61
Wed	60	105	169	151	122	110	96	89	89	98	115	122	115	99	74	65	61
Thu	60	110	158	136	113	110	94	90	83	91	104	121	108	89	71	64	62
Fri	60	108	147	118	106	97	108	102	98	109	111	105	90	78	67	65	61
Sat	62	64	63	66	75	91	101	98	108	105	98	91	87	77	78	70	61
Sun	62	62	63	62	64	69	81	90	108	108	101	79	75	70	71	71	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	89	119	108	104	96	86	86	86	94	106	109	104	85	67	64	61
Tue	60	107	165	146	123	112	99	84	85	93	110	116	109	93	71	64	61
Wed	60	105	169	151	122	110	96	89	89	98	115	122	115	99	74	65	61
Thu	60	110	158	136	113	110	94	90	83	91	104	121	108	89	71	64	62
Fri	60	108	147	118	106	97	108	102	98	109	111	105	90	78	67	65	61
Sat	62	64	63	66	75	91	101	98	108	105	98	91	87	77	78	70	61
Sun	62	62	63	62	64	69	81	90	108	108	101	79	75	70	71	71	61