Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Downey

Right now (6:53 pm PST): about 84 minutes via US-101 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Downey 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	50	52	54	54	56	58	60	64	66	81	111	109	104	84	67	54	48
Tue	47	53	58	56	54	58	60	61	67	89	113	111	106	90	73	56	48
Wed	47	52	57	56	55	56	57	58	64	75	92	100	102	81	69	59	48
Thu	47	53	57	55	54	58	61	63	67	94	115	127	114	90	73	61	49
Fri	47	51	57	57	58	58	62	74	82	113	122	123	113	97	71	60	49
Sat	47	47	49	53	55	59	64	66	72	73	75	71	71	65	62	60	49
Sun	47	47	47	48	51	55	59	61	63	68	76	75	75	67	63	60	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Downey (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 127 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 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (80 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 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 Downey (Downey Avenue) 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 Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Downey?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	54	54	56	58	60	64	66	81	111	109	104	84	67	54	48
Tue	47	53	58	56	54	58	60	61	67	89	113	111	106	90	73	56	48
Wed	47	52	57	56	55	56	57	58	64	75	92	100	102	81	69	59	48
Thu	47	53	57	55	54	58	61	63	67	94	115	127	114	90	73	61	49
Fri	47	51	57	57	58	58	62	74	82	113	122	123	113	97	71	60	49
Sat	47	47	49	53	55	59	64	66	72	73	75	71	71	65	62	60	49
Sun	47	47	47	48	51	55	59	61	63	68	76	75	75	67	63	60	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	54	54	56	58	60	64	66	81	111	109	104	84	67	54	48
Tue	47	53	58	56	54	58	60	61	67	89	113	111	106	90	73	56	48
Wed	47	52	57	56	55	56	57	58	64	75	92	100	102	81	69	59	48
Thu	47	53	57	55	54	58	61	63	67	94	115	127	114	90	73	61	49
Fri	47	51	57	57	58	58	62	74	82	113	122	123	113	97	71	60	49
Sat	47	47	49	53	55	59	64	66	72	73	75	71	71	65	62	60	49
Sun	47	47	47	48	51	55	59	61	63	68	76	75	75	67	63	60	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	54	54	56	58	60	64	66	81	111	109	104	84	67	54	48
Tue	47	53	58	56	54	58	60	61	67	89	113	111	106	90	73	56	48
Wed	47	52	57	56	55	56	57	58	64	75	92	100	102	81	69	59	48
Thu	47	53	57	55	54	58	61	63	67	94	115	127	114	90	73	61	49
Fri	47	51	57	57	58	58	62	74	82	113	122	123	113	97	71	60	49
Sat	47	47	49	53	55	59	64	66	72	73	75	71	71	65	62	60	49
Sun	47	47	47	48	51	55	59	61	63	68	76	75	75	67	63	60	50