Best Time to Drive from Rowland Heights to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 80 minutes via US-101 North and SR-60 West, usually 173 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	55	140	166	171	159	153	141	145	165	181	171	154	131	114	92	62	58
Tue	55	129	157	169	171	149	134	133	161	180	166	147	131	120	99	69	57
Wed	54	120	142	157	164	156	148	135	157	168	161	146	131	128	107	79	60
Thu	54	117	146	159	161	144	139	152	181	180	167	149	128	127	121	86	60
Fri	55	108	148	151	150	137	147	164	181	171	162	151	137	135	125	92	63
Sat	58	59	61	78	103	139	163	165	175	175	179	168	163	160	139	97	66
Sun	58	57	58	59	63	95	134	160	165	176	170	158	152	147	129	97	70

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 54 minutes and up to 183 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 158 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (179 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 8 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 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 183 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 54 to 183 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 158 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rowland Heights to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 183 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	55	140	166	171	159	153	141	145	165	181	171	154	131	114	92	62	58
Tue	55	129	157	169	171	149	134	133	161	180	166	147	131	120	99	69	57
Wed	54	120	142	157	164	156	148	135	157	168	161	146	131	128	107	79	60
Thu	54	117	146	159	161	144	139	152	181	180	167	149	128	127	121	86	60
Fri	55	108	148	151	150	137	147	164	181	171	162	151	137	135	125	92	63
Sat	58	59	61	78	103	139	163	165	175	175	179	168	163	160	139	97	66
Sun	58	57	58	59	63	95	134	160	165	176	170	158	152	147	129	97	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	140	166	171	159	153	141	145	165	181	171	154	131	114	92	62	58
Tue	55	129	157	169	171	149	134	133	161	180	166	147	131	120	99	69	57
Wed	54	120	142	157	164	156	148	135	157	168	161	146	131	128	107	79	60
Thu	54	117	146	159	161	144	139	152	181	180	167	149	128	127	121	86	60
Fri	55	108	148	151	150	137	147	164	181	171	162	151	137	135	125	92	63
Sat	58	59	61	78	103	139	163	165	175	175	179	168	163	160	139	97	66
Sun	58	57	58	59	63	95	134	160	165	176	170	158	152	147	129	97	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	140	166	171	159	153	141	145	165	181	171	154	131	114	92	62	58
Tue	55	129	157	169	171	149	134	133	161	180	166	147	131	120	99	69	57
Wed	54	120	142	157	164	156	148	135	157	168	161	146	131	128	107	79	60
Thu	54	117	146	159	161	144	139	152	181	180	167	149	128	127	121	86	60
Fri	55	108	148	151	150	137	147	164	181	171	162	151	137	135	125	92	63
Sat	58	59	61	78	103	139	163	165	175	175	179	168	163	160	139	97	66
Sun	58	57	58	59	63	95	134	160	165	176	170	158	152	147	129	97	70