Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Thousand Oaks

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 South, usually 32 at this time.

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 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	31	32	34	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	31	31	31
Tue	31	33	33	34	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	31	31
Wed	31	32	32	32	32	33	32	33	33	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	32
Thu	31	33	33	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	35	36	33	33	33	32	32
Fri	32	34	34	33	32	33	33	33	32	32	33	33	33	32	32	31	31
Sat	31	33	36	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	32	32	32
Sun	32	31	32	31	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	31	31	31

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 31 minutes and up to 38 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3:30 pm or after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 am on Saturdays (36 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 5 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 3:30 pm or after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 38 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 31 to 38 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 38 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
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