Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Thousand Oaks

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-405 North and US-101 North, usually 55 at this time.

Only 1% 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 San Pedro 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	52	52	53	54	54	54	55	58	62	98	142	156	133	98	68	56	53
Tue	52	53	55	55	55	55	55	57	62	85	143	157	134	100	72	57	53
Wed	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	57	64	82	134	154	142	113	82	59	55
Thu	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	61	72	87	128	150	132	102	74	59	55
Fri	53	54	54	57	57	56	57	58	66	87	121	139	123	92	65	57	53
Sat	52	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	58	62	58	56	55	54	53
Sun	51	52	51	52	53	53	54	56	55	55	56	56	55	55	54	54	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from San Pedro to Thousand Oaks (via I-405 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 158 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro 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 San Pedro to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 158 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Pedro to Thousand Oaks?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 158 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 158 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	52	52	53	54	54	54	55	58	62	98	142	156	133	98	68	56	53
Tue	52	53	55	55	55	55	55	57	62	85	143	157	134	100	72	57	53
Wed	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	57	64	82	134	154	142	113	82	59	55
Thu	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	61	72	87	128	150	132	102	74	59	55
Fri	53	54	54	57	57	56	57	58	66	87	121	139	123	92	65	57	53
Sat	52	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	58	62	58	56	55	54	53
Sun	51	52	51	52	53	53	54	56	55	55	56	56	55	55	54	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	53	54	54	54	55	58	62	98	142	156	133	98	68	56	53
Tue	52	53	55	55	55	55	55	57	62	85	143	157	134	100	72	57	53
Wed	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	57	64	82	134	154	142	113	82	59	55
Thu	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	61	72	87	128	150	132	102	74	59	55
Fri	53	54	54	57	57	56	57	58	66	87	121	139	123	92	65	57	53
Sat	52	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	58	62	58	56	55	54	53
Sun	51	52	51	52	53	53	54	56	55	55	56	56	55	55	54	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	53	54	54	54	55	58	62	98	142	156	133	98	68	56	53
Tue	52	53	55	55	55	55	55	57	62	85	143	157	134	100	72	57	53
Wed	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	57	64	82	134	154	142	113	82	59	55
Thu	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	61	72	87	128	150	132	102	74	59	55
Fri	53	54	54	57	57	56	57	58	66	87	121	139	123	92	65	57	53
Sat	52	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	58	62	58	56	55	54	53
Sun	51	52	51	52	53	53	54	56	55	55	56	56	55	55	54	54	52