Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 39 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 South, usually 39 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 Sylmar 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	32	36	46	50	45	38	37	37	36	37	39	40	41	39	35	33	33
Tue	32	37	49	53	47	40	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	40	35	33	33
Wed	32	37	50	55	48	41	39	38	38	38	40	41	41	39	36	34	33
Thu	32	37	50	53	47	41	39	38	38	38	40	41	42	41	36	34	33
Fri	32	36	45	47	42	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	41	37	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	35	35	37	39	40	39	39	39	38	38	36	34	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	34	36	37	39	39	39	38	37	36	35	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Sylmar to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar 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 Sylmar to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sylmar to Thousand Oaks?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	46	50	45	38	37	37	36	37	39	40	41	39	35	33	33
Tue	32	37	49	53	47	40	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	40	35	33	33
Wed	32	37	50	55	48	41	39	38	38	38	40	41	41	39	36	34	33
Thu	32	37	50	53	47	41	39	38	38	38	40	41	42	41	36	34	33
Fri	32	36	45	47	42	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	41	37	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	35	35	37	39	40	39	39	39	38	38	36	34	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	34	36	37	39	39	39	38	37	36	35	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	46	50	45	38	37	37	36	37	39	40	41	39	35	33	33
Tue	32	37	49	53	47	40	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	40	35	33	33
Wed	32	37	50	55	48	41	39	38	38	38	40	41	41	39	36	34	33
Thu	32	37	50	53	47	41	39	38	38	38	40	41	42	41	36	34	33
Fri	32	36	45	47	42	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	41	37	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	35	35	37	39	40	39	39	39	38	38	36	34	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	34	36	37	39	39	39	38	37	36	35	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	46	50	45	38	37	37	36	37	39	40	41	39	35	33	33
Tue	32	37	49	53	47	40	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	40	35	33	33
Wed	32	37	50	55	48	41	39	38	38	38	40	41	41	39	36	34	33
Thu	32	37	50	53	47	41	39	38	38	38	40	41	42	41	36	34	33
Fri	32	36	45	47	42	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	41	37	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	35	35	37	39	40	39	39	39	38	38	36	34	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	34	36	37	39	39	39	38	37	36	35	34	33