Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to LGB

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 South, usually 82 at this time.

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 LGB 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	52	52	54	59	59	58	59	65	83	88	100	101	98	79	59	55	52
Tue	53	52	54	76	75	63	62	103	133	166	205	193	153	112	76	60	52
Wed	52	52	55	69	67	60	64	89	146	204	202	199	163	121	87	64	52
Thu	52	53	55	67	68	62	67	91	140	176	162	160	147	130	101	70	52
Fri	53	52	54	61	59	62	74	126	147	137	121	130	130	112	93	69	53
Sat	53	52	53	54	56	59	68	75	80	93	86	82	73	65	62	60	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	55	56	59	62	65	68	63	66	64	61	61	59	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to LGB (via I-405 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 206 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 206 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 206 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to LGB?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 206 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (33 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	54	59	59	58	59	65	83	88	100	101	98	79	59	55	52
Tue	53	52	54	76	75	63	62	103	133	166	205	193	153	112	76	60	52
Wed	52	52	55	69	67	60	64	89	146	204	202	199	163	121	87	64	52
Thu	52	53	55	67	68	62	67	91	140	176	162	160	147	130	101	70	52
Fri	53	52	54	61	59	62	74	126	147	137	121	130	130	112	93	69	53
Sat	53	52	53	54	56	59	68	75	80	93	86	82	73	65	62	60	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	55	56	59	62	65	68	63	66	64	61	61	59	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	54	59	59	58	59	65	83	88	100	101	98	79	59	55	52
Tue	53	52	54	76	75	63	62	103	133	166	205	193	153	112	76	60	52
Wed	52	52	55	69	67	60	64	89	146	204	202	199	163	121	87	64	52
Thu	52	53	55	67	68	62	67	91	140	176	162	160	147	130	101	70	52
Fri	53	52	54	61	59	62	74	126	147	137	121	130	130	112	93	69	53
Sat	53	52	53	54	56	59	68	75	80	93	86	82	73	65	62	60	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	55	56	59	62	65	68	63	66	64	61	61	59	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	54	59	59	58	59	65	83	88	100	101	98	79	59	55	52
Tue	53	52	54	76	75	63	62	103	133	166	205	193	153	112	76	60	52
Wed	52	52	55	69	67	60	64	89	146	204	202	199	163	121	87	64	52
Thu	52	53	55	67	68	62	67	91	140	176	162	160	147	130	101	70	52
Fri	53	52	54	61	59	62	74	126	147	137	121	130	130	112	93	69	53
Sat	53	52	53	54	56	59	68	75	80	93	86	82	73	65	62	60	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	55	56	59	62	65	68	63	66	64	61	61	59	52