Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to East Los Angeles

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 52 minutes via US-101 South, usually 55 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Thousand Oaks to East Los Angeles 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	44	45	46	49	48	49	52	54	59	77	78	78	66	58	47	41
Tue	40	43	45	47	47	49	50	51	53	64	79	75	77	67	61	48	41
Wed	40	43	45	45	46	47	48	49	52	58	69	80	85	65	59	50	41
Thu	40	44	45	47	46	48	50	50	53	66	83	94	86	69	63	52	43
Fri	41	43	45	46	47	49	52	59	60	83	89	92	85	80	58	50	42
Sat	40	40	42	44	45	48	52	53	59	56	60	57	57	53	52	50	42
Sun	41	41	40	42	43	46	49	49	50	54	62	62	62	55	52	50	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to East Los Angeles (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (68 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 4 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 East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Thousand Oaks to East Los Angeles?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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More drives

East Los Angeles 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	44	45	46	49	48	49	52	54	59	77	78	78	66	58	47	41
Tue	40	43	45	47	47	49	50	51	53	64	79	75	77	67	61	48	41
Wed	40	43	45	45	46	47	48	49	52	58	69	80	85	65	59	50	41
Thu	40	44	45	47	46	48	50	50	53	66	83	94	86	69	63	52	43
Fri	41	43	45	46	47	49	52	59	60	83	89	92	85	80	58	50	42
Sat	40	40	42	44	45	48	52	53	59	56	60	57	57	53	52	50	42
Sun	41	41	40	42	43	46	49	49	50	54	62	62	62	55	52	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	45	46	49	48	49	52	54	59	77	78	78	66	58	47	41
Tue	40	43	45	47	47	49	50	51	53	64	79	75	77	67	61	48	41
Wed	40	43	45	45	46	47	48	49	52	58	69	80	85	65	59	50	41
Thu	40	44	45	47	46	48	50	50	53	66	83	94	86	69	63	52	43
Fri	41	43	45	46	47	49	52	59	60	83	89	92	85	80	58	50	42
Sat	40	40	42	44	45	48	52	53	59	56	60	57	57	53	52	50	42
Sun	41	41	40	42	43	46	49	49	50	54	62	62	62	55	52	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	45	46	49	48	49	52	54	59	77	78	78	66	58	47	41
Tue	40	43	45	47	47	49	50	51	53	64	79	75	77	67	61	48	41
Wed	40	43	45	45	46	47	48	49	52	58	69	80	85	65	59	50	41
Thu	40	44	45	47	46	48	50	50	53	66	83	94	86	69	63	52	43
Fri	41	43	45	46	47	49	52	59	60	83	89	92	85	80	58	50	42
Sat	40	40	42	44	45	48	52	53	59	56	60	57	57	53	52	50	42
Sun	41	41	40	42	43	46	49	49	50	54	62	62	62	55	52	50	43