Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Inglewood

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 45 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Inglewood 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	35	36	37	40	41	40	41	44	49	51	56	59	58	50	41	37	35
Tue	36	37	37	50	56	43	43	51	61	60	80	107	108	84	55	42	35
Wed	35	36	38	45	50	42	45	50	60	75	93	117	121	89	63	46	35
Thu	35	37	38	46	50	43	47	54	58	70	95	118	118	102	78	52	36
Fri	36	36	37	40	40	42	49	57	65	72	91	105	106	91	73	51	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	38	39	43	47	51	57	60	57	53	47	44	42	35
Sun	36	35	35	36	38	38	40	43	45	46	45	45	44	42	43	40	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Inglewood (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 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 Inglewood 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 Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Inglewood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (16 miles)

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More drives

Inglewood 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	35	36	37	40	41	40	41	44	49	51	56	59	58	50	41	37	35
Tue	36	37	37	50	56	43	43	51	61	60	80	107	108	84	55	42	35
Wed	35	36	38	45	50	42	45	50	60	75	93	117	121	89	63	46	35
Thu	35	37	38	46	50	43	47	54	58	70	95	118	118	102	78	52	36
Fri	36	36	37	40	40	42	49	57	65	72	91	105	106	91	73	51	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	38	39	43	47	51	57	60	57	53	47	44	42	35
Sun	36	35	35	36	38	38	40	43	45	46	45	45	44	42	43	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	40	41	40	41	44	49	51	56	59	58	50	41	37	35
Tue	36	37	37	50	56	43	43	51	61	60	80	107	108	84	55	42	35
Wed	35	36	38	45	50	42	45	50	60	75	93	117	121	89	63	46	35
Thu	35	37	38	46	50	43	47	54	58	70	95	118	118	102	78	52	36
Fri	36	36	37	40	40	42	49	57	65	72	91	105	106	91	73	51	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	38	39	43	47	51	57	60	57	53	47	44	42	35
Sun	36	35	35	36	38	38	40	43	45	46	45	45	44	42	43	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	40	41	40	41	44	49	51	56	59	58	50	41	37	35
Tue	36	37	37	50	56	43	43	51	61	60	80	107	108	84	55	42	35
Wed	35	36	38	45	50	42	45	50	60	75	93	117	121	89	63	46	35
Thu	35	37	38	46	50	43	47	54	58	70	95	118	118	102	78	52	36
Fri	36	36	37	40	40	42	49	57	65	72	91	105	106	91	73	51	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	38	39	43	47	51	57	60	57	53	47	44	42	35
Sun	36	35	35	36	38	38	40	43	45	46	45	45	44	42	43	40	36