Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Hollywood

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 51 minutes via US-101 South, usually 78 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Hollywood 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	31	32	32	34	36	36	39	41	43	49	67	64	68	59	49	35	32
Tue	31	31	32	34	35	37	39	40	43	54	63	57	63	58	53	39	32
Wed	31	32	32	33	35	36	37	38	41	47	53	69	73	55	50	41	32
Thu	31	32	32	34	35	35	38	38	40	55	70	82	74	60	54	43	33
Fri	31	32	32	33	34	37	40	49	50	70	80	78	77	72	49	39	33
Sat	31	31	31	33	33	36	40	41	48	45	48	44	45	43	40	38	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	34	35	36	37	42	55	52	53	43	41	38	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Hollywood (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 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 Hollywood (North Cahuenga 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 Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Hollywood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (32 miles)

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More drives

Hollywood 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
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Tue	31	31	32	34	35	37	39	40	43	54	63	57	63	58	53	39	32
Wed	31	32	32	33	35	36	37	38	41	47	53	69	73	55	50	41	32
Thu	31	32	32	34	35	35	38	38	40	55	70	82	74	60	54	43	33
Fri	31	32	32	33	34	37	40	49	50	70	80	78	77	72	49	39	33
Sat	31	31	31	33	33	36	40	41	48	45	48	44	45	43	40	38	32
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Wed	31	32	32	33	35	36	37	38	41	47	53	69	73	55	50	41	32
Thu	31	32	32	34	35	35	38	38	40	55	70	82	74	60	54	43	33
Fri	31	32	32	33	34	37	40	49	50	70	80	78	77	72	49	39	33
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	31	31	32	34	35	37	39	40	43	54	63	57	63	58	53	39	32
Wed	31	32	32	33	35	36	37	38	41	47	53	69	73	55	50	41	32
Thu	31	32	32	34	35	35	38	38	40	55	70	82	74	60	54	43	33
Fri	31	32	32	33	34	37	40	49	50	70	80	78	77	72	49	39	33
Sat	31	31	31	33	33	36	40	41	48	45	48	44	45	43	40	38	32
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