Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to El Monte

Right now (2:05 pm PST): about 72 minutes via US-101 South and I-10 East, usually 79 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	56	58	63	75	94	97	95	77	68	54	47
Tue	46	48	51	53	54	55	57	58	63	78	97	94	95	81	71	56	48
Wed	47	49	50	53	53	54	54	56	62	71	87	99	102	79	68	58	48
Thu	47	49	50	53	52	53	55	57	62	79	102	113	99	82	74	60	49
Fri	47	49	51	53	53	55	58	70	70	99	105	109	99	90	68	57	48
Sat	47	47	48	50	51	53	58	60	67	69	68	66	65	61	59	56	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	50	52	54	54	55	59	68	68	68	60	58	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 113 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (73 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 113 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 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to El Monte?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 113 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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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	56	58	63	75	94	97	95	77	68	54	47
Tue	46	48	51	53	54	55	57	58	63	78	97	94	95	81	71	56	48
Wed	47	49	50	53	53	54	54	56	62	71	87	99	102	79	68	58	48
Thu	47	49	50	53	52	53	55	57	62	79	102	113	99	82	74	60	49
Fri	47	49	51	53	53	55	58	70	70	99	105	109	99	90	68	57	48
Sat	47	47	48	50	51	53	58	60	67	69	68	66	65	61	59	56	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	50	52	54	54	55	59	68	68	68	60	58	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	56	58	63	75	94	97	95	77	68	54	47
Tue	46	48	51	53	54	55	57	58	63	78	97	94	95	81	71	56	48
Wed	47	49	50	53	53	54	54	56	62	71	87	99	102	79	68	58	48
Thu	47	49	50	53	52	53	55	57	62	79	102	113	99	82	74	60	49
Fri	47	49	51	53	53	55	58	70	70	99	105	109	99	90	68	57	48
Sat	47	47	48	50	51	53	58	60	67	69	68	66	65	61	59	56	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	50	52	54	54	55	59	68	68	68	60	58	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	56	58	63	75	94	97	95	77	68	54	47
Tue	46	48	51	53	54	55	57	58	63	78	97	94	95	81	71	56	48
Wed	47	49	50	53	53	54	54	56	62	71	87	99	102	79	68	58	48
Thu	47	49	50	53	52	53	55	57	62	79	102	113	99	82	74	60	49
Fri	47	49	51	53	53	55	58	70	70	99	105	109	99	90	68	57	48
Sat	47	47	48	50	51	53	58	60	67	69	68	66	65	61	59	56	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	50	52	54	54	55	59	68	68	68	60	58	56	49