Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Lancaster

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 80 minutes via SR-14 North and US-101 South, usually 81 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Lancaster 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	76	76	77	79	83	85	88	90	94	99	116	114	116	108	97	83	81
Tue	76	76	79	79	81	83	84	86	90	99	110	105	116	107	102	87	78
Wed	76	76	76	78	81	80	83	85	89	95	101	110	121	104	99	87	77
Thu	78	77	78	82	84	85	87	89	92	101	120	131	123	109	104	89	78
Fri	77	77	77	79	81	89	90	100	100	115	126	125	124	123	100	88	78
Sat	78	76	75	78	79	84	90	91	94	93	93	88	88	88	86	85	77
Sun	77	76	75	76	77	80	88	95	100	104	110	99	96	90	87	84	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (110 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (6 to 10 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 76 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Lancaster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Lancaster 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	76	76	77	79	83	85	88	90	94	99	116	114	116	108	97	83	81
Tue	76	76	79	79	81	83	84	86	90	99	110	105	116	107	102	87	78
Wed	76	76	76	78	81	80	83	85	89	95	101	110	121	104	99	87	77
Thu	78	77	78	82	84	85	87	89	92	101	120	131	123	109	104	89	78
Fri	77	77	77	79	81	89	90	100	100	115	126	125	124	123	100	88	78
Sat	78	76	75	78	79	84	90	91	94	93	93	88	88	88	86	85	77
Sun	77	76	75	76	77	80	88	95	100	104	110	99	96	90	87	84	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	76	77	79	83	85	88	90	94	99	116	114	116	108	97	83	81
Tue	76	76	79	79	81	83	84	86	90	99	110	105	116	107	102	87	78
Wed	76	76	76	78	81	80	83	85	89	95	101	110	121	104	99	87	77
Thu	78	77	78	82	84	85	87	89	92	101	120	131	123	109	104	89	78
Fri	77	77	77	79	81	89	90	100	100	115	126	125	124	123	100	88	78
Sat	78	76	75	78	79	84	90	91	94	93	93	88	88	88	86	85	77
Sun	77	76	75	76	77	80	88	95	100	104	110	99	96	90	87	84	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	76	77	79	83	85	88	90	94	99	116	114	116	108	97	83	81
Tue	76	76	79	79	81	83	84	86	90	99	110	105	116	107	102	87	78
Wed	76	76	76	78	81	80	83	85	89	95	101	110	121	104	99	87	77
Thu	78	77	78	82	84	85	87	89	92	101	120	131	123	109	104	89	78
Fri	77	77	77	79	81	89	90	100	100	115	126	125	124	123	100	88	78
Sat	78	76	75	78	79	84	90	91	94	93	93	88	88	88	86	85	77
Sun	77	76	75	76	77	80	88	95	100	104	110	99	96	90	87	84	78