Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Northridge
Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 24 minutes via US-101 South, usually 23 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Tue | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Wed | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Thu | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Fri | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Sat | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Sun | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Northridge (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 24 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 23 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (24 minutes).
About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (about 8 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Thousand Oaks to central Northridge 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 Northridge?
On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 24 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Thousand Oaks to Northridge?
The 23-mile drive usually takes 22 to 24 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 23 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Northridge?
Leaving around 10 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 24 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Los Angeles (17 miles)
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