Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Carson
Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 South, usually 45 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
| Tue | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
| Wed | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 44 |
| Thu | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Fri | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Sat | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
| Sun | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Carson (via I-405 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (47 minutes).
About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 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 central Carson 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 Carson?
On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Thousand Oaks to Carson?
The 52-mile drive usually takes 44 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Carson?
Leaving around 9:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-405 South in Los Angeles (28 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (23 miles)
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