Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Anaheim

Right now (7:50 pm PST): about 72 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Thousand Oaks to Anaheim 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	62	67	73	69	68	71	72	78	77	99	132	127	121	97	79	65	59
Tue	58	72	80	74	67	71	73	74	81	107	134	131	125	106	86	68	59
Wed	58	70	79	74	68	68	69	71	77	88	107	113	115	94	82	71	59
Thu	58	72	81	74	68	72	74	78	79	112	134	146	132	104	85	73	60
Fri	58	66	73	71	72	70	74	87	100	135	142	145	131	111	85	72	60
Sat	58	59	60	66	68	71	76	78	85	88	89	84	84	78	74	72	60
Sun	58	58	58	60	63	67	71	74	76	81	89	88	88	81	76	72	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Anaheim (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (93 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Thousand Oaks to Disneyland 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 Thousand Oaks to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 58 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	67	73	69	68	71	72	78	77	99	132	127	121	97	79	65	59
Tue	58	72	80	74	67	71	73	74	81	107	134	131	125	106	86	68	59
Wed	58	70	79	74	68	68	69	71	77	88	107	113	115	94	82	71	59
Thu	58	72	81	74	68	72	74	78	79	112	134	146	132	104	85	73	60
Fri	58	66	73	71	72	70	74	87	100	135	142	145	131	111	85	72	60
Sat	58	59	60	66	68	71	76	78	85	88	89	84	84	78	74	72	60
Sun	58	58	58	60	63	67	71	74	76	81	89	88	88	81	76	72	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	67	73	69	68	71	72	78	77	99	132	127	121	97	79	65	59
Tue	58	72	80	74	67	71	73	74	81	107	134	131	125	106	86	68	59
Wed	58	70	79	74	68	68	69	71	77	88	107	113	115	94	82	71	59
Thu	58	72	81	74	68	72	74	78	79	112	134	146	132	104	85	73	60
Fri	58	66	73	71	72	70	74	87	100	135	142	145	131	111	85	72	60
Sat	58	59	60	66	68	71	76	78	85	88	89	84	84	78	74	72	60
Sun	58	58	58	60	63	67	71	74	76	81	89	88	88	81	76	72	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	67	73	69	68	71	72	78	77	99	132	127	121	97	79	65	59
Tue	58	72	80	74	67	71	73	74	81	107	134	131	125	106	86	68	59
Wed	58	70	79	74	68	68	69	71	77	88	107	113	115	94	82	71	59
Thu	58	72	81	74	68	72	74	78	79	112	134	146	132	104	85	73	60
Fri	58	66	73	71	72	70	74	87	100	135	142	145	131	111	85	72	60
Sat	58	59	60	66	68	71	76	78	85	88	89	84	84	78	74	72	60
Sun	58	58	58	60	63	67	71	74	76	81	89	88	88	81	76	72	61