Best Time to Drive from Rowland Heights to Thousand Oaks

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via US-101 North and SR-60 West, usually 111 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Rowland Heights 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	54	96	117	122	122	115	105	104	107	105	97	124	113	92	80	60	57
Tue	54	90	110	113	128	118	102	97	91	100	105	130	122	96	85	65	57
Wed	53	84	98	105	122	116	107	93	96	99	114	138	133	108	92	74	58
Thu	54	82	102	108	120	108	98	99	102	99	105	125	121	104	93	76	60
Fri	55	86	104	113	115	104	100	97	99	96	101	105	101	93	95	84	59
Sat	57	58	60	67	83	101	107	94	106	104	107	104	101	105	111	85	60
Sun	56	57	56	57	58	67	90	101	107	111	121	109	105	105	95	83	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Rowland Heights to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (121 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rowland Heights to Thousand Oaks?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 53 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rowland Heights to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	96	117	122	122	115	105	104	107	105	97	124	113	92	80	60	57
Tue	54	90	110	113	128	118	102	97	91	100	105	130	122	96	85	65	57
Wed	53	84	98	105	122	116	107	93	96	99	114	138	133	108	92	74	58
Thu	54	82	102	108	120	108	98	99	102	99	105	125	121	104	93	76	60
Fri	55	86	104	113	115	104	100	97	99	96	101	105	101	93	95	84	59
Sat	57	58	60	67	83	101	107	94	106	104	107	104	101	105	111	85	60
Sun	56	57	56	57	58	67	90	101	107	111	121	109	105	105	95	83	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	96	117	122	122	115	105	104	107	105	97	124	113	92	80	60	57
Tue	54	90	110	113	128	118	102	97	91	100	105	130	122	96	85	65	57
Wed	53	84	98	105	122	116	107	93	96	99	114	138	133	108	92	74	58
Thu	54	82	102	108	120	108	98	99	102	99	105	125	121	104	93	76	60
Fri	55	86	104	113	115	104	100	97	99	96	101	105	101	93	95	84	59
Sat	57	58	60	67	83	101	107	94	106	104	107	104	101	105	111	85	60
Sun	56	57	56	57	58	67	90	101	107	111	121	109	105	105	95	83	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	96	117	122	122	115	105	104	107	105	97	124	113	92	80	60	57
Tue	54	90	110	113	128	118	102	97	91	100	105	130	122	96	85	65	57
Wed	53	84	98	105	122	116	107	93	96	99	114	138	133	108	92	74	58
Thu	54	82	102	108	120	108	98	99	102	99	105	125	121	104	93	76	60
Fri	55	86	104	113	115	104	100	97	99	96	101	105	101	93	95	84	59
Sat	57	58	60	67	83	101	107	94	106	104	107	104	101	105	111	85	60
Sun	56	57	56	57	58	67	90	101	107	111	121	109	105	105	95	83	63