Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Long Beach

Right now (2:36 am PST): about 55 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 South.

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	53	53	55	60	60	59	60	66	84	89	101	102	99	80	59	56	53
Tue	54	53	55	76	76	64	63	106	139	174	212	194	153	113	77	61	53
Wed	53	53	56	69	68	61	65	90	154	212	210	200	163	120	87	65	53
Thu	53	54	56	67	69	63	68	92	147	180	165	160	146	129	102	71	53
Fri	54	53	55	62	60	62	74	131	152	138	120	130	129	111	93	70	54
Sat	54	53	54	55	56	59	69	76	80	93	86	82	73	66	63	61	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	57	60	63	65	68	64	66	64	61	62	60	53

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 53 minutes and up to 212 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (93 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 before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 212 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 53 to 212 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Long Beach?

Leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 212 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	55	60	60	59	60	66	84	89	101	102	99	80	59	56	53
Tue	54	53	55	76	76	64	63	106	139	174	212	194	153	113	77	61	53
Wed	53	53	56	69	68	61	65	90	154	212	210	200	163	120	87	65	53
Thu	53	54	56	67	69	63	68	92	147	180	165	160	146	129	102	71	53
Fri	54	53	55	62	60	62	74	131	152	138	120	130	129	111	93	70	54
Sat	54	53	54	55	56	59	69	76	80	93	86	82	73	66	63	61	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	57	60	63	65	68	64	66	64	61	62	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	55	60	60	59	60	66	84	89	101	102	99	80	59	56	53
Tue	54	53	55	76	76	64	63	106	139	174	212	194	153	113	77	61	53
Wed	53	53	56	69	68	61	65	90	154	212	210	200	163	120	87	65	53
Thu	53	54	56	67	69	63	68	92	147	180	165	160	146	129	102	71	53
Fri	54	53	55	62	60	62	74	131	152	138	120	130	129	111	93	70	54
Sat	54	53	54	55	56	59	69	76	80	93	86	82	73	66	63	61	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	57	60	63	65	68	64	66	64	61	62	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	55	60	60	59	60	66	84	89	101	102	99	80	59	56	53
Tue	54	53	55	76	76	64	63	106	139	174	212	194	153	113	77	61	53
Wed	53	53	56	69	68	61	65	90	154	212	210	200	163	120	87	65	53
Thu	53	54	56	67	69	63	68	92	147	180	165	160	146	129	102	71	53
Fri	54	53	55	62	60	62	74	131	152	138	120	130	129	111	93	70	54
Sat	54	53	54	55	56	59	69	76	80	93	86	82	73	66	63	61	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	57	60	63	65	68	64	66	64	61	62	60	53