Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to LAX

Right now (4:35 pm PST): about 79 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 130 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 LAX 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	38	38	39	43	44	43	44	47	53	54	60	63	62	54	44	40	38
Tue	39	38	39	53	58	45	46	55	65	64	89	117	115	88	59	44	38
Wed	38	38	39	47	52	44	48	54	65	82	103	129	128	94	67	48	38
Thu	38	39	39	49	52	45	50	58	63	76	105	128	127	109	82	55	39
Fri	39	38	39	42	43	44	51	60	71	79	100	114	115	97	78	54	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	42	46	50	55	61	64	60	57	50	46	45	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	46	47	49	48	48	47	45	46	43	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to LAX (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Thousand Oaks to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to LAX?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	39	43	44	43	44	47	53	54	60	63	62	54	44	40	38
Tue	39	38	39	53	58	45	46	55	65	64	89	117	115	88	59	44	38
Wed	38	38	39	47	52	44	48	54	65	82	103	129	128	94	67	48	38
Thu	38	39	39	49	52	45	50	58	63	76	105	128	127	109	82	55	39
Fri	39	38	39	42	43	44	51	60	71	79	100	114	115	97	78	54	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	42	46	50	55	61	64	60	57	50	46	45	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	46	47	49	48	48	47	45	46	43	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	39	43	44	43	44	47	53	54	60	63	62	54	44	40	38
Tue	39	38	39	53	58	45	46	55	65	64	89	117	115	88	59	44	38
Wed	38	38	39	47	52	44	48	54	65	82	103	129	128	94	67	48	38
Thu	38	39	39	49	52	45	50	58	63	76	105	128	127	109	82	55	39
Fri	39	38	39	42	43	44	51	60	71	79	100	114	115	97	78	54	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	42	46	50	55	61	64	60	57	50	46	45	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	46	47	49	48	48	47	45	46	43	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	39	43	44	43	44	47	53	54	60	63	62	54	44	40	38
Tue	39	38	39	53	58	45	46	55	65	64	89	117	115	88	59	44	38
Wed	38	38	39	47	52	44	48	54	65	82	103	129	128	94	67	48	38
Thu	38	39	39	49	52	45	50	58	63	76	105	128	127	109	82	55	39
Fri	39	38	39	42	43	44	51	60	71	79	100	114	115	97	78	54	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	42	46	50	55	61	64	60	57	50	46	45	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	46	47	49	48	48	47	45	46	43	38