Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Norwalk

Right now (6:53 pm PST): about 89 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 79 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Norwalk 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	55	55	59	59	61	64	65	72	71	102	133	130	123	93	72	58	51
Tue	50	59	67	63	58	63	65	67	76	106	136	134	128	105	81	60	51
Wed	50	57	64	63	59	60	62	63	72	84	107	109	112	89	75	65	51
Thu	50	58	64	62	58	64	66	71	74	113	137	149	135	102	79	66	52
Fri	50	56	63	64	65	63	68	82	99	134	144	145	130	106	79	65	52
Sat	50	50	52	58	60	64	69	72	78	82	84	79	78	71	67	65	53
Sun	50	50	50	52	54	59	64	68	70	74	82	82	82	75	69	65	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Norwalk (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (87 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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More drives

Norwalk 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	55	55	59	59	61	64	65	72	71	102	133	130	123	93	72	58	51
Tue	50	59	67	63	58	63	65	67	76	106	136	134	128	105	81	60	51
Wed	50	57	64	63	59	60	62	63	72	84	107	109	112	89	75	65	51
Thu	50	58	64	62	58	64	66	71	74	113	137	149	135	102	79	66	52
Fri	50	56	63	64	65	63	68	82	99	134	144	145	130	106	79	65	52
Sat	50	50	52	58	60	64	69	72	78	82	84	79	78	71	67	65	53
Sun	50	50	50	52	54	59	64	68	70	74	82	82	82	75	69	65	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	59	59	61	64	65	72	71	102	133	130	123	93	72	58	51
Tue	50	59	67	63	58	63	65	67	76	106	136	134	128	105	81	60	51
Wed	50	57	64	63	59	60	62	63	72	84	107	109	112	89	75	65	51
Thu	50	58	64	62	58	64	66	71	74	113	137	149	135	102	79	66	52
Fri	50	56	63	64	65	63	68	82	99	134	144	145	130	106	79	65	52
Sat	50	50	52	58	60	64	69	72	78	82	84	79	78	71	67	65	53
Sun	50	50	50	52	54	59	64	68	70	74	82	82	82	75	69	65	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	59	59	61	64	65	72	71	102	133	130	123	93	72	58	51
Tue	50	59	67	63	58	63	65	67	76	106	136	134	128	105	81	60	51
Wed	50	57	64	63	59	60	62	63	72	84	107	109	112	89	75	65	51
Thu	50	58	64	62	58	64	66	71	74	113	137	149	135	102	79	66	52
Fri	50	56	63	64	65	63	68	82	99	134	144	145	130	106	79	65	52
Sat	50	50	52	58	60	64	69	72	78	82	84	79	78	71	67	65	53
Sun	50	50	50	52	54	59	64	68	70	74	82	82	82	75	69	65	54