Best Time to Drive from Rosemead to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 60 minutes via US-101 North, usually 82 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 Rosemead 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	44	50	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	51	55	57	66	60	49	46	44
Tue	44	50	54	59	54	56	53	50	51	57	58	67	76	74	58	46	45
Wed	45	50	52	53	53	52	57	50	50	51	71	77	76	67	51	46	44
Thu	44	49	51	54	51	54	55	52	56	59	98	127	97	77	59	52	46
Fri	44	49	50	50	51	51	54	62	63	98	147	128	104	82	64	52	47
Sat	46	46	48	47	49	48	61	69	67	68	75	96	83	58	54	53	45
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	48	57	53	52	53	53	53	50	51	50	51	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Rosemead to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 49 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 Rosemead 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 Rosemead to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 44 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rosemead to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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More drives

Thousand Oaks to Rosemead (return trip) · Rosemead to Los Angeles · Rosemead to Riverside · Rosemead to Irvine · Rosemead to Moreno Valley · Rosemead to Huntington Beach · Rosemead to Glendale · Rosemead to Garden Grove · Rosemead to Rancho Cucamonga · Rosemead to Ontario · Rosemead to Pomona · Rosemead to Torrance

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	50	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	51	55	57	66	60	49	46	44
Tue	44	50	54	59	54	56	53	50	51	57	58	67	76	74	58	46	45
Wed	45	50	52	53	53	52	57	50	50	51	71	77	76	67	51	46	44
Thu	44	49	51	54	51	54	55	52	56	59	98	127	97	77	59	52	46
Fri	44	49	50	50	51	51	54	62	63	98	147	128	104	82	64	52	47
Sat	46	46	48	47	49	48	61	69	67	68	75	96	83	58	54	53	45
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	48	57	53	52	53	53	53	50	51	50	51	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	50	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	51	55	57	66	60	49	46	44
Tue	44	50	54	59	54	56	53	50	51	57	58	67	76	74	58	46	45
Wed	45	50	52	53	53	52	57	50	50	51	71	77	76	67	51	46	44
Thu	44	49	51	54	51	54	55	52	56	59	98	127	97	77	59	52	46
Fri	44	49	50	50	51	51	54	62	63	98	147	128	104	82	64	52	47
Sat	46	46	48	47	49	48	61	69	67	68	75	96	83	58	54	53	45
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	48	57	53	52	53	53	53	50	51	50	51	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	50	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	51	55	57	66	60	49	46	44
Tue	44	50	54	59	54	56	53	50	51	57	58	67	76	74	58	46	45
Wed	45	50	52	53	53	52	57	50	50	51	71	77	76	67	51	46	44
Thu	44	49	51	54	51	54	55	52	56	59	98	127	97	77	59	52	46
Fri	44	49	50	50	51	51	54	62	63	98	147	128	104	82	64	52	47
Sat	46	46	48	47	49	48	61	69	67	68	75	96	83	58	54	53	45
Sun	45	45	44	45	46	48	57	53	52	53	53	53	50	51	50	51	50