Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Canyon Country

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 North, usually 52 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 Canyon Country 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	41	46	49	45	46	46	49	51	52	58	73	72	75	67	58	46	42
Tue	41	50	50	45	46	46	48	49	51	59	70	66	76	67	63	50	43
Wed	41	49	49	44	45	45	45	47	49	55	60	70	81	62	58	50	42
Thu	41	50	49	46	47	47	48	49	50	62	78	90	83	66	63	53	43
Fri	41	46	44	44	45	51	52	61	61	75	86	84	83	78	58	50	43
Sat	41	41	41	43	43	48	54	54	57	56	57	51	52	51	48	47	42
Sun	41	41	40	41	42	45	51	56	62	65	72	62	60	54	50	48	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Canyon Country (via US-101 South and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 90 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (72 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 16 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 Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Thousand Oaks to Canyon Country?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 41 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Canyon Country 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	41	46	49	45	46	46	49	51	52	58	73	72	75	67	58	46	42
Tue	41	50	50	45	46	46	48	49	51	59	70	66	76	67	63	50	43
Wed	41	49	49	44	45	45	45	47	49	55	60	70	81	62	58	50	42
Thu	41	50	49	46	47	47	48	49	50	62	78	90	83	66	63	53	43
Fri	41	46	44	44	45	51	52	61	61	75	86	84	83	78	58	50	43
Sat	41	41	41	43	43	48	54	54	57	56	57	51	52	51	48	47	42
Sun	41	41	40	41	42	45	51	56	62	65	72	62	60	54	50	48	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	46	49	45	46	46	49	51	52	58	73	72	75	67	58	46	42
Tue	41	50	50	45	46	46	48	49	51	59	70	66	76	67	63	50	43
Wed	41	49	49	44	45	45	45	47	49	55	60	70	81	62	58	50	42
Thu	41	50	49	46	47	47	48	49	50	62	78	90	83	66	63	53	43
Fri	41	46	44	44	45	51	52	61	61	75	86	84	83	78	58	50	43
Sat	41	41	41	43	43	48	54	54	57	56	57	51	52	51	48	47	42
Sun	41	41	40	41	42	45	51	56	62	65	72	62	60	54	50	48	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	46	49	45	46	46	49	51	52	58	73	72	75	67	58	46	42
Tue	41	50	50	45	46	46	48	49	51	59	70	66	76	67	63	50	43
Wed	41	49	49	44	45	45	45	47	49	55	60	70	81	62	58	50	42
Thu	41	50	49	46	47	47	48	49	50	62	78	90	83	66	63	53	43
Fri	41	46	44	44	45	51	52	61	61	75	86	84	83	78	58	50	43
Sat	41	41	41	43	43	48	54	54	57	56	57	51	52	51	48	47	42
Sun	41	41	40	41	42	45	51	56	62	65	72	62	60	54	50	48	42