Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Thousand Oaks

Right now (6:10 pm PST): about 73 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 95 at this time.

Only 3% 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 South Gate 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	49	77	118	123	115	99	95	94	101	121	136	128	106	86	73	54	50
Tue	48	81	116	130	127	113	94	95	104	140	142	123	98	86	77	58	49
Wed	48	82	113	119	125	111	103	101	108	131	133	122	99	85	81	62	51
Thu	48	72	108	122	118	104	96	101	120	143	144	127	102	84	87	74	51
Fri	48	61	98	111	103	98	96	116	139	143	133	122	104	95	98	78	54
Sat	50	50	51	61	69	104	110	125	136	133	136	133	123	120	110	82	56
Sun	50	49	50	50	52	72	93	110	118	119	122	112	107	106	97	81	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from South Gate to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (136 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Thousand Oaks?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	77	118	123	115	99	95	94	101	121	136	128	106	86	73	54	50
Tue	48	81	116	130	127	113	94	95	104	140	142	123	98	86	77	58	49
Wed	48	82	113	119	125	111	103	101	108	131	133	122	99	85	81	62	51
Thu	48	72	108	122	118	104	96	101	120	143	144	127	102	84	87	74	51
Fri	48	61	98	111	103	98	96	116	139	143	133	122	104	95	98	78	54
Sat	50	50	51	61	69	104	110	125	136	133	136	133	123	120	110	82	56
Sun	50	49	50	50	52	72	93	110	118	119	122	112	107	106	97	81	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	77	118	123	115	99	95	94	101	121	136	128	106	86	73	54	50
Tue	48	81	116	130	127	113	94	95	104	140	142	123	98	86	77	58	49
Wed	48	82	113	119	125	111	103	101	108	131	133	122	99	85	81	62	51
Thu	48	72	108	122	118	104	96	101	120	143	144	127	102	84	87	74	51
Fri	48	61	98	111	103	98	96	116	139	143	133	122	104	95	98	78	54
Sat	50	50	51	61	69	104	110	125	136	133	136	133	123	120	110	82	56
Sun	50	49	50	50	52	72	93	110	118	119	122	112	107	106	97	81	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	77	118	123	115	99	95	94	101	121	136	128	106	86	73	54	50
Tue	48	81	116	130	127	113	94	95	104	140	142	123	98	86	77	58	49
Wed	48	82	113	119	125	111	103	101	108	131	133	122	99	85	81	62	51
Thu	48	72	108	122	118	104	96	101	120	143	144	127	102	84	87	74	51
Fri	48	61	98	111	103	98	96	116	139	143	133	122	104	95	98	78	54
Sat	50	50	51	61	69	104	110	125	136	133	136	133	123	120	110	82	56
Sun	50	49	50	50	52	72	93	110	118	119	122	112	107	106	97	81	57