Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Santa Barbara to Thousand Oaks

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 72 minutes via US-101 South, usually 91 at this time.

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Santa Barbara to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (104 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Thousand Oaks to Santa Barbara

Freeway, about 31 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 26 miles: 39 to 90 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Santa Barbara (Anacapa Street) to central Thousand Oaks along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Barbara to Thousand Oaks by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6767687069708694959810911010185676767
Tue6667687171707381889111011510385676769
Wed676768757470779095971071119985686767
Thu6667697673768690949811512311992726868
Fri6667687474809510210811012012711292736767
Sat67676767677193100979695908575686767
Sun6766666767688210110210097918573686866

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 Santa Barbara to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Barbara to Thousand Oaks?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 66 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Barbara to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

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