Best Time to Drive from Santa Paula to Thousand Oaks

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 34 minutes via SR-23 South.

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 Santa Paula 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	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Tue	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Wed	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Thu	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Fri	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Santa Paula to Thousand Oaks (via SR-23 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 34 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (34 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (about 26 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Paula 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 Paula to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 34 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 34 to 34 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Paula to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 34 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-23 South 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	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Tue	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
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Sat	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34

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Sat	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Tue	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
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Sat	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34