Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Gardena

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 54 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 Gardena 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	43	43	44	49	49	48	50	56	65	67	76	82	82	66	48	45	43
Tue	43	43	44	63	61	51	51	71	88	93	121	149	131	96	64	49	43
Wed	43	43	44	55	57	50	54	65	89	119	141	157	136	100	69	54	43
Thu	43	43	45	56	57	51	56	72	88	115	125	139	138	118	91	61	43
Fri	43	43	44	50	49	52	61	81	97	103	107	117	118	99	79	58	45
Sat	44	43	44	44	47	50	58	64	65	79	76	71	61	53	50	48	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	46	46	48	51	52	54	52	52	50	51	51	49	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Gardena (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 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 Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Gardena?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (22 miles)

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More drives

Gardena 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	43	43	44	49	49	48	50	56	65	67	76	82	82	66	48	45	43
Tue	43	43	44	63	61	51	51	71	88	93	121	149	131	96	64	49	43
Wed	43	43	44	55	57	50	54	65	89	119	141	157	136	100	69	54	43
Thu	43	43	45	56	57	51	56	72	88	115	125	139	138	118	91	61	43
Fri	43	43	44	50	49	52	61	81	97	103	107	117	118	99	79	58	45
Sat	44	43	44	44	47	50	58	64	65	79	76	71	61	53	50	48	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	46	46	48	51	52	54	52	52	50	51	51	49	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	44	49	49	48	50	56	65	67	76	82	82	66	48	45	43
Tue	43	43	44	63	61	51	51	71	88	93	121	149	131	96	64	49	43
Wed	43	43	44	55	57	50	54	65	89	119	141	157	136	100	69	54	43
Thu	43	43	45	56	57	51	56	72	88	115	125	139	138	118	91	61	43
Fri	43	43	44	50	49	52	61	81	97	103	107	117	118	99	79	58	45
Sat	44	43	44	44	47	50	58	64	65	79	76	71	61	53	50	48	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	46	46	48	51	52	54	52	52	50	51	51	49	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	44	49	49	48	50	56	65	67	76	82	82	66	48	45	43
Tue	43	43	44	63	61	51	51	71	88	93	121	149	131	96	64	49	43
Wed	43	43	44	55	57	50	54	65	89	119	141	157	136	100	69	54	43
Thu	43	43	45	56	57	51	56	72	88	115	125	139	138	118	91	61	43
Fri	43	43	44	50	49	52	61	81	97	103	107	117	118	99	79	58	45
Sat	44	43	44	44	47	50	58	64	65	79	76	71	61	53	50	48	43
Sun	43	43	43	44	46	46	48	51	52	54	52	52	50	51	51	49	43