Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Lancaster

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via SR-14 North and US-101 South, usually 96 at this time.

Only 13% 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	77	75	77	78	84	87	95	93	101	102	113	110	113	109	96	84	78
Tue	76	76	79	79	82	83	86	86	91	100	109	102	115	105	102	88	79
Wed	76	74	75	78	81	80	82	86	88	94	97	108	122	101	97	86	75
Thu	78	76	77	81	84	84	88	90	91	105	127	133	125	112	105	89	78
Fri	78	77	77	79	82	92	92	103	105	120	130	129	134	127	100	88	78
Sat	78	76	75	78	79	86	95	94	99	97	96	88	88	87	85	85	77
Sun	77	76	75	75	77	81	89	95	101	103	111	95	93	87	84	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 74 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (111 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 11 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 8:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 74 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Lancaster?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 134 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	77	75	77	78	84	87	95	93	101	102	113	110	113	109	96	84	78
Tue	76	76	79	79	82	83	86	86	91	100	109	102	115	105	102	88	79
Wed	76	74	75	78	81	80	82	86	88	94	97	108	122	101	97	86	75
Thu	78	76	77	81	84	84	88	90	91	105	127	133	125	112	105	89	78
Fri	78	77	77	79	82	92	92	103	105	120	130	129	134	127	100	88	78
Sat	78	76	75	78	79	86	95	94	99	97	96	88	88	87	85	85	77
Sun	77	76	75	75	77	81	89	95	101	103	111	95	93	87	84	84	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	75	77	78	84	87	95	93	101	102	113	110	113	109	96	84	78
Tue	76	76	79	79	82	83	86	86	91	100	109	102	115	105	102	88	79
Wed	76	74	75	78	81	80	82	86	88	94	97	108	122	101	97	86	75
Thu	78	76	77	81	84	84	88	90	91	105	127	133	125	112	105	89	78
Fri	78	77	77	79	82	92	92	103	105	120	130	129	134	127	100	88	78
Sat	78	76	75	78	79	86	95	94	99	97	96	88	88	87	85	85	77
Sun	77	76	75	75	77	81	89	95	101	103	111	95	93	87	84	84	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	75	77	78	84	87	95	93	101	102	113	110	113	109	96	84	78
Tue	76	76	79	79	82	83	86	86	91	100	109	102	115	105	102	88	79
Wed	76	74	75	78	81	80	82	86	88	94	97	108	122	101	97	86	75
Thu	78	76	77	81	84	84	88	90	91	105	127	133	125	112	105	89	78
Fri	78	77	77	79	82	92	92	103	105	120	130	129	134	127	100	88	78
Sat	78	76	75	78	79	86	95	94	99	97	96	88	88	87	85	85	77
Sun	77	76	75	75	77	81	89	95	101	103	111	95	93	87	84	84	78