Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Huntington Beach

Right now (10:50 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 South.

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 Huntington Beach 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	73	74	75	81	81	82	83	89	111	123	133	134	127	102	81	77	72
Tue	74	75	76	99	99	88	86	142	194	239	257	223	179	137	99	82	72
Wed	73	74	78	93	92	85	89	128	218	259	257	233	194	150	114	88	72
Thu	73	75	78	89	91	85	91	123	204	217	200	189	172	153	124	92	73
Fri	73	73	77	85	81	84	100	174	190	169	143	154	151	132	114	90	74
Sat	75	73	74	75	77	80	92	99	105	118	109	106	95	88	84	81	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	76	78	80	84	87	90	85	88	85	82	83	80	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 266 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 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 153 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (118 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (19 to 25 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 Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 266 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Thousand Oaks to Huntington Beach?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 72 to 266 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 153 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 266 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

Thousand Oaks to Huntington Beach over Thanksgiving: when to leave →

More drives

Huntington Beach 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

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	74	75	81	81	82	83	89	111	123	133	134	127	102	81	77	72
Tue	74	75	76	99	99	88	86	142	194	239	257	223	179	137	99	82	72
Wed	73	74	78	93	92	85	89	128	218	259	257	233	194	150	114	88	72
Thu	73	75	78	89	91	85	91	123	204	217	200	189	172	153	124	92	73
Fri	73	73	77	85	81	84	100	174	190	169	143	154	151	132	114	90	74
Sat	75	73	74	75	77	80	92	99	105	118	109	106	95	88	84	81	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	76	78	80	84	87	90	85	88	85	82	83	80	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	74	75	81	81	82	83	89	111	123	133	134	127	102	81	77	72
Tue	74	75	76	99	99	88	86	142	194	239	257	223	179	137	99	82	72
Wed	73	74	78	93	92	85	89	128	218	259	257	233	194	150	114	88	72
Thu	73	75	78	89	91	85	91	123	204	217	200	189	172	153	124	92	73
Fri	73	73	77	85	81	84	100	174	190	169	143	154	151	132	114	90	74
Sat	75	73	74	75	77	80	92	99	105	118	109	106	95	88	84	81	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	76	78	80	84	87	90	85	88	85	82	83	80	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	74	75	81	81	82	83	89	111	123	133	134	127	102	81	77	72
Tue	74	75	76	99	99	88	86	142	194	239	257	223	179	137	99	82	72
Wed	73	74	78	93	92	85	89	128	218	259	257	233	194	150	114	88	72
Thu	73	75	78	89	91	85	91	123	204	217	200	189	172	153	124	92	73
Fri	73	73	77	85	81	84	100	174	190	169	143	154	151	132	114	90	74
Sat	75	73	74	75	77	80	92	99	105	118	109	106	95	88	84	81	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	76	78	80	84	87	90	85	88	85	82	83	80	73