Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Glendale

Right now (9:48 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via US-101 South, usually 33 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 Glendale 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	33	33	34	37	38	38	40	43	44	51	66	61	68	60	48	36	33
Tue	33	33	34	38	40	39	40	41	43	59	69	63	72	61	49	39	33
Wed	33	33	34	40	39	38	38	40	42	52	60	70	79	58	48	41	34
Thu	33	34	34	38	38	37	39	40	43	61	74	83	79	63	54	43	35
Fri	33	33	34	36	37	38	42	53	52	64	79	76	78	72	49	40	34
Sat	33	33	33	34	35	37	42	42	49	46	50	43	46	43	39	38	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	48	46	47	41	39	38	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Glendale (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 83 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 6 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 Glendale (South Brand 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 Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Glendale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (28 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Glendale 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 Santa Clarita · Thousand Oaks to Van Nuys · Thousand Oaks to Torrance · Thousand Oaks to LAX · Thousand Oaks to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	34	37	38	38	40	43	44	51	66	61	68	60	48	36	33
Tue	33	33	34	38	40	39	40	41	43	59	69	63	72	61	49	39	33
Wed	33	33	34	40	39	38	38	40	42	52	60	70	79	58	48	41	34
Thu	33	34	34	38	38	37	39	40	43	61	74	83	79	63	54	43	35
Fri	33	33	34	36	37	38	42	53	52	64	79	76	78	72	49	40	34
Sat	33	33	33	34	35	37	42	42	49	46	50	43	46	43	39	38	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	48	46	47	41	39	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	34	37	38	38	40	43	44	51	66	61	68	60	48	36	33
Tue	33	33	34	38	40	39	40	41	43	59	69	63	72	61	49	39	33
Wed	33	33	34	40	39	38	38	40	42	52	60	70	79	58	48	41	34
Thu	33	34	34	38	38	37	39	40	43	61	74	83	79	63	54	43	35
Fri	33	33	34	36	37	38	42	53	52	64	79	76	78	72	49	40	34
Sat	33	33	33	34	35	37	42	42	49	46	50	43	46	43	39	38	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	48	46	47	41	39	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	34	37	38	38	40	43	44	51	66	61	68	60	48	36	33
Tue	33	33	34	38	40	39	40	41	43	59	69	63	72	61	49	39	33
Wed	33	33	34	40	39	38	38	40	42	52	60	70	79	58	48	41	34
Thu	33	34	34	38	38	37	39	40	43	61	74	83	79	63	54	43	35
Fri	33	33	34	36	37	38	42	53	52	64	79	76	78	72	49	40	34
Sat	33	33	33	34	35	37	42	42	49	46	50	43	46	43	39	38	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	48	46	47	41	39	38	34