Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks

Right now (2:21 pm PST): about 46 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 South, usually 42 at this time.

None 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 Santa Clarita 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	40	57	71	64	48	43	42	43	43	43	42	43	43	43	43	42	41
Tue	39	74	100	81	54	43	41	41	41	42	42	43	45	46	44	46	41
Wed	40	47	56	66	49	41	41	42	42	43	45	44	44	46	45	44	40
Thu	41	62	82	66	45	44	43	41	45	41	42	43	44	43	42	43	41
Fri	40	43	46	44	41	42	45	43	43	43	43	45	44	44	43	44	42
Sat	41	44	44	43	43	43	44	48	49	44	44	44	44	42	41	42	39
Sun	41	42	42	40	42	41	42	44	45	47	47	45	43	44	45	45	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 39 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	57	71	64	48	43	42	43	43	43	42	43	43	43	43	42	41
Tue	39	74	100	81	54	43	41	41	41	42	42	43	45	46	44	46	41
Wed	40	47	56	66	49	41	41	42	42	43	45	44	44	46	45	44	40
Thu	41	62	82	66	45	44	43	41	45	41	42	43	44	43	42	43	41
Fri	40	43	46	44	41	42	45	43	43	43	43	45	44	44	43	44	42
Sat	41	44	44	43	43	43	44	48	49	44	44	44	44	42	41	42	39
Sun	41	42	42	40	42	41	42	44	45	47	47	45	43	44	45	45	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	57	71	64	48	43	42	43	43	43	42	43	43	43	43	42	41
Tue	39	74	100	81	54	43	41	41	41	42	42	43	45	46	44	46	41
Wed	40	47	56	66	49	41	41	42	42	43	45	44	44	46	45	44	40
Thu	41	62	82	66	45	44	43	41	45	41	42	43	44	43	42	43	41
Fri	40	43	46	44	41	42	45	43	43	43	43	45	44	44	43	44	42
Sat	41	44	44	43	43	43	44	48	49	44	44	44	44	42	41	42	39
Sun	41	42	42	40	42	41	42	44	45	47	47	45	43	44	45	45	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	57	71	64	48	43	42	43	43	43	42	43	43	43	43	42	41
Tue	39	74	100	81	54	43	41	41	41	42	42	43	45	46	44	46	41
Wed	40	47	56	66	49	41	41	42	42	43	45	44	44	46	45	44	40
Thu	41	62	82	66	45	44	43	41	45	41	42	43	44	43	42	43	41
Fri	40	43	46	44	41	42	45	43	43	43	43	45	44	44	43	44	42
Sat	41	44	44	43	43	43	44	48	49	44	44	44	44	42	41	42	39
Sun	41	42	42	40	42	41	42	44	45	47	47	45	43	44	45	45	40