Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to BUR

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via US-101 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 2% 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 BUR 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	33	33	35	37	38	42	45	47	55	68	63	69	63	51	36	33
Tue	32	32	34	35	37	38	41	41	45	56	63	55	64	58	54	40	33
Wed	32	32	33	35	36	37	37	41	42	49	53	68	75	56	52	42	33
Thu	32	33	33	35	36	36	40	40	41	61	72	80	75	61	56	45	34
Fri	33	33	33	34	36	39	41	52	52	69	80	81	85	76	49	40	34
Sat	32	32	33	34	35	37	43	42	52	47	50	42	45	44	40	39	33
Sun	33	32	32	32	33	35	36	37	38	40	55	50	53	41	39	38	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to BUR (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Thousand Oaks to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) 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 BUR?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 32 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to BUR?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (28 miles)

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More drives

BUR 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	32	33	33	35	37	38	42	45	47	55	68	63	69	63	51	36	33
Tue	32	32	34	35	37	38	41	41	45	56	63	55	64	58	54	40	33
Wed	32	32	33	35	36	37	37	41	42	49	53	68	75	56	52	42	33
Thu	32	33	33	35	36	36	40	40	41	61	72	80	75	61	56	45	34
Fri	33	33	33	34	36	39	41	52	52	69	80	81	85	76	49	40	34
Sat	32	32	33	34	35	37	43	42	52	47	50	42	45	44	40	39	33
Sun	33	32	32	32	33	35	36	37	38	40	55	50	53	41	39	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	33	35	37	38	42	45	47	55	68	63	69	63	51	36	33
Tue	32	32	34	35	37	38	41	41	45	56	63	55	64	58	54	40	33
Wed	32	32	33	35	36	37	37	41	42	49	53	68	75	56	52	42	33
Thu	32	33	33	35	36	36	40	40	41	61	72	80	75	61	56	45	34
Fri	33	33	33	34	36	39	41	52	52	69	80	81	85	76	49	40	34
Sat	32	32	33	34	35	37	43	42	52	47	50	42	45	44	40	39	33
Sun	33	32	32	32	33	35	36	37	38	40	55	50	53	41	39	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	33	35	37	38	42	45	47	55	68	63	69	63	51	36	33
Tue	32	32	34	35	37	38	41	41	45	56	63	55	64	58	54	40	33
Wed	32	32	33	35	36	37	37	41	42	49	53	68	75	56	52	42	33
Thu	32	33	33	35	36	36	40	40	41	61	72	80	75	61	56	45	34
Fri	33	33	33	34	36	39	41	52	52	69	80	81	85	76	49	40	34
Sat	32	32	33	34	35	37	43	42	52	47	50	42	45	44	40	39	33
Sun	33	32	32	32	33	35	36	37	38	40	55	50	53	41	39	38	34