Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Fountain Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 South, usually 99 at this time.

None 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 Fountain Valley 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	64	64	66	72	72	71	72	81	107	125	134	134	123	93	71	67	63
Tue	64	64	67	92	89	78	76	154	232	277	258	218	172	128	89	72	63
Wed	64	64	69	83	80	73	78	141	265	289	260	226	183	137	101	77	63
Thu	64	65	69	79	81	75	83	133	232	228	201	183	166	146	116	82	64
Fri	64	64	68	75	72	75	101	198	198	166	134	147	142	124	105	81	65
Sat	66	64	64	66	68	72	85	94	101	113	102	99	85	78	75	72	64
Sun	64	64	64	65	68	69	71	75	80	82	76	80	76	73	74	71	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Fountain Valley (via I-405 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 289 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 164 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 2 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 Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 289 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Thousand Oaks to Fountain Valley?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 63 to 289 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 164 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 289 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 (12 miles)

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More drives

Fountain Valley 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	64	64	66	72	72	71	72	81	107	125	134	134	123	93	71	67	63
Tue	64	64	67	92	89	78	76	154	232	277	258	218	172	128	89	72	63
Wed	64	64	69	83	80	73	78	141	265	289	260	226	183	137	101	77	63
Thu	64	65	69	79	81	75	83	133	232	228	201	183	166	146	116	82	64
Fri	64	64	68	75	72	75	101	198	198	166	134	147	142	124	105	81	65
Sat	66	64	64	66	68	72	85	94	101	113	102	99	85	78	75	72	64
Sun	64	64	64	65	68	69	71	75	80	82	76	80	76	73	74	71	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	64	66	72	72	71	72	81	107	125	134	134	123	93	71	67	63
Tue	64	64	67	92	89	78	76	154	232	277	258	218	172	128	89	72	63
Wed	64	64	69	83	80	73	78	141	265	289	260	226	183	137	101	77	63
Thu	64	65	69	79	81	75	83	133	232	228	201	183	166	146	116	82	64
Fri	64	64	68	75	72	75	101	198	198	166	134	147	142	124	105	81	65
Sat	66	64	64	66	68	72	85	94	101	113	102	99	85	78	75	72	64
Sun	64	64	64	65	68	69	71	75	80	82	76	80	76	73	74	71	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	64	66	72	72	71	72	81	107	125	134	134	123	93	71	67	63
Tue	64	64	67	92	89	78	76	154	232	277	258	218	172	128	89	72	63
Wed	64	64	69	83	80	73	78	141	265	289	260	226	183	137	101	77	63
Thu	64	65	69	79	81	75	83	133	232	228	201	183	166	146	116	82	64
Fri	64	64	68	75	72	75	101	198	198	166	134	147	142	124	105	81	65
Sat	66	64	64	66	68	72	85	94	101	113	102	99	85	78	75	72	64
Sun	64	64	64	65	68	69	71	75	80	82	76	80	76	73	74	71	63