Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Costa Mesa

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 102 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 South, usually 76 at this time.

Only 3% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Costa Mesa (via I-405 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Thousand Oaks to central Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 10:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Thousand Oaks to Costa Mesa?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 70 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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