Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Montebello

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via US-101 South, usually 46 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Montebello 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	47	51	54	53	55	56	59	61	64	75	94	95	90	77	66	52	46
Tue	45	50	56	55	55	57	59	60	64	81	94	90	89	80	68	54	46
Wed	46	51	58	54	53	55	56	59	63	74	86	98	100	78	68	57	47
Thu	46	51	55	54	53	56	60	62	65	85	104	112	101	83	71	60	48
Fri	46	50	55	56	57	57	61	75	76	98	107	111	107	95	67	58	48
Sat	46	46	48	53	54	57	63	63	72	71	74	67	68	62	59	57	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	50	54	57	59	61	64	73	71	71	64	59	58	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Montebello (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 14 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 Montebello 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 Montebello?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Montebello?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

Montebello 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	47	51	54	53	55	56	59	61	64	75	94	95	90	77	66	52	46
Tue	45	50	56	55	55	57	59	60	64	81	94	90	89	80	68	54	46
Wed	46	51	58	54	53	55	56	59	63	74	86	98	100	78	68	57	47
Thu	46	51	55	54	53	56	60	62	65	85	104	112	101	83	71	60	48
Fri	46	50	55	56	57	57	61	75	76	98	107	111	107	95	67	58	48
Sat	46	46	48	53	54	57	63	63	72	71	74	67	68	62	59	57	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	50	54	57	59	61	64	73	71	71	64	59	58	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	54	53	55	56	59	61	64	75	94	95	90	77	66	52	46
Tue	45	50	56	55	55	57	59	60	64	81	94	90	89	80	68	54	46
Wed	46	51	58	54	53	55	56	59	63	74	86	98	100	78	68	57	47
Thu	46	51	55	54	53	56	60	62	65	85	104	112	101	83	71	60	48
Fri	46	50	55	56	57	57	61	75	76	98	107	111	107	95	67	58	48
Sat	46	46	48	53	54	57	63	63	72	71	74	67	68	62	59	57	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	50	54	57	59	61	64	73	71	71	64	59	58	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	54	53	55	56	59	61	64	75	94	95	90	77	66	52	46
Tue	45	50	56	55	55	57	59	60	64	81	94	90	89	80	68	54	46
Wed	46	51	58	54	53	55	56	59	63	74	86	98	100	78	68	57	47
Thu	46	51	55	54	53	56	60	62	65	85	104	112	101	83	71	60	48
Fri	46	50	55	56	57	57	61	75	76	98	107	111	107	95	67	58	48
Sat	46	46	48	53	54	57	63	63	72	71	74	67	68	62	59	57	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	50	54	57	59	61	64	73	71	71	64	59	58	49