Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Long Beach

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 South, usually 53 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 Long Beach 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	53	55	55	56	56	55	55	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	52
Tue	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	54	53	53	53	52	53	53	53	52
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Fri	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	54	54	53	53	53	52	53	53	53	53
Sat	53	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	55	54	53	53	53	53	54	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Long Beach (via I-405 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (about 4 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Thousand Oaks to downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Thousand Oaks to Long Beach?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 52 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Long Beach?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (33 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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More drives

Long Beach to Thousand Oaks (return trip) · Thousand Oaks to Los Angeles · Thousand Oaks to Santa Monica · Thousand Oaks to Pasadena · 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 · Thousand Oaks to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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