Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Arcadia

Right now (6:47 am PDT): about 51 minutes via US-101 South and SR-134 East, usually 56 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Arcadia 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	44	47	53	57	54	53	52	53	55	59	66	70	68	58	49	46	45
Tue	44	48	57	63	60	57	54	54	57	63	71	78	77	63	51	47	45
Wed	44	48	57	64	60	58	56	56	59	66	74	82	80	65	52	47	45
Thu	45	48	56	62	58	55	55	57	60	67	76	84	82	66	54	48	45
Fri	45	47	51	54	54	55	59	63	68	72	77	79	76	65	55	49	46
Sat	45	45	45	46	48	52	56	59	60	60	60	59	60	56	51	48	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	54	53	53	53	52	52	50	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Arcadia (via US-101 South and SR-134 East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Thousand Oaks to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Arcadia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (28 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Arcadia to Thousand Oaks (return trip) · Thousand Oaks to Los Angeles · Thousand Oaks to Santa Monica · Thousand Oaks to Pasadena · Thousand Oaks to Long Beach · Thousand Oaks to West Covina · Thousand Oaks to Burbank · Thousand Oaks to Glendale · Thousand Oaks to Santa Clarita · Thousand Oaks to Van Nuys · Thousand Oaks to Torrance · Thousand Oaks to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	53	57	54	53	52	53	55	59	66	70	68	58	49	46	45
Tue	44	48	57	63	60	57	54	54	57	63	71	78	77	63	51	47	45
Wed	44	48	57	64	60	58	56	56	59	66	74	82	80	65	52	47	45
Thu	45	48	56	62	58	55	55	57	60	67	76	84	82	66	54	48	45
Fri	45	47	51	54	54	55	59	63	68	72	77	79	76	65	55	49	46
Sat	45	45	45	46	48	52	56	59	60	60	60	59	60	56	51	48	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	54	53	53	53	52	52	50	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	53	57	54	53	52	53	55	59	66	70	68	58	49	46	45
Tue	44	48	57	63	60	57	54	54	57	63	71	78	77	63	51	47	45
Wed	44	48	57	64	60	58	56	56	59	66	74	82	80	65	52	47	45
Thu	45	48	56	62	58	55	55	57	60	67	76	84	82	66	54	48	45
Fri	45	47	51	54	54	55	59	63	68	72	77	79	76	65	55	49	46
Sat	45	45	45	46	48	52	56	59	60	60	60	59	60	56	51	48	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	54	53	53	53	52	52	50	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	53	57	54	53	52	53	55	59	66	70	68	58	49	46	45
Tue	44	48	57	63	60	57	54	54	57	63	71	78	77	63	51	47	45
Wed	44	48	57	64	60	58	56	56	59	66	74	82	80	65	52	47	45
Thu	45	48	56	62	58	55	55	57	60	67	76	84	82	66	54	48	45
Fri	45	47	51	54	54	55	59	63	68	72	77	79	76	65	55	49	46
Sat	45	45	45	46	48	52	56	59	60	60	60	59	60	56	51	48	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	47	50	53	54	53	53	53	52	52	50	49	46