Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to El Monte

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via US-101 South and I-10 East, usually 72 at this time.

Only 7% 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 El Monte 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	47	49	51	53	55	54	57	61	64	79	93	96	92	77	67	53	47
Tue	46	48	51	53	55	55	57	58	63	80	96	90	94	80	69	56	47
Wed	47	49	51	53	53	54	54	57	63	72	88	99	103	79	68	57	48
Thu	47	49	50	53	53	54	56	57	62	85	107	113	101	83	75	61	49
Fri	47	49	51	53	53	55	59	72	72	103	106	109	104	92	67	57	48
Sat	47	47	48	50	51	54	61	61	70	71	71	66	64	61	57	56	48
Sun	47	47	46	48	50	52	54	54	55	56	68	65	66	58	57	56	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to El Monte (via US-101 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 El Monte (Valley Boulevard) 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 El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Thousand Oaks to El Monte?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to El Monte?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (40 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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More drives

El Monte 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	47	49	51	53	55	54	57	61	64	79	93	96	92	77	67	53	47
Tue	46	48	51	53	55	55	57	58	63	80	96	90	94	80	69	56	47
Wed	47	49	51	53	53	54	54	57	63	72	88	99	103	79	68	57	48
Thu	47	49	50	53	53	54	56	57	62	85	107	113	101	83	75	61	49
Fri	47	49	51	53	53	55	59	72	72	103	106	109	104	92	67	57	48
Sat	47	47	48	50	51	54	61	61	70	71	71	66	64	61	57	56	48
Sun	47	47	46	48	50	52	54	54	55	56	68	65	66	58	57	56	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	51	53	55	54	57	61	64	79	93	96	92	77	67	53	47
Tue	46	48	51	53	55	55	57	58	63	80	96	90	94	80	69	56	47
Wed	47	49	51	53	53	54	54	57	63	72	88	99	103	79	68	57	48
Thu	47	49	50	53	53	54	56	57	62	85	107	113	101	83	75	61	49
Fri	47	49	51	53	53	55	59	72	72	103	106	109	104	92	67	57	48
Sat	47	47	48	50	51	54	61	61	70	71	71	66	64	61	57	56	48
Sun	47	47	46	48	50	52	54	54	55	56	68	65	66	58	57	56	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	51	53	55	54	57	61	64	79	93	96	92	77	67	53	47
Tue	46	48	51	53	55	55	57	58	63	80	96	90	94	80	69	56	47
Wed	47	49	51	53	53	54	54	57	63	72	88	99	103	79	68	57	48
Thu	47	49	50	53	53	54	56	57	62	85	107	113	101	83	75	61	49
Fri	47	49	51	53	53	55	59	72	72	103	106	109	104	92	67	57	48
Sat	47	47	48	50	51	54	61	61	70	71	71	66	64	61	57	56	48
Sun	47	47	46	48	50	52	54	54	55	56	68	65	66	58	57	56	49