Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Norwalk

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 108 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 106 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 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	61	60	61	65	67	75	73	109	133	127	121	93	72	57	50
Tue	50	59	67	64	61	63	67	69	75	109	135	131	125	103	80	60	51
Wed	50	59	68	66	60	61	62	66	76	93	112	120	124	96	76	65	51
Thu	50	59	67	63	60	64	67	75	76	122	144	151	137	103	79	67	52
Fri	50	57	66	67	66	65	69	86	102	135	147	149	136	106	79	63	53
Sat	50	50	52	57	60	63	72	73	86	91	96	82	78	70	65	64	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	54	58	62	65	68	72	80	78	76	69	65	63	53

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 156 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 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (96 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 7 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 156 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 156 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Norwalk?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 156 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	61	60	61	65	67	75	73	109	133	127	121	93	72	57	50
Tue	50	59	67	64	61	63	67	69	75	109	135	131	125	103	80	60	51
Wed	50	59	68	66	60	61	62	66	76	93	112	120	124	96	76	65	51
Thu	50	59	67	63	60	64	67	75	76	122	144	151	137	103	79	67	52
Fri	50	57	66	67	66	65	69	86	102	135	147	149	136	106	79	63	53
Sat	50	50	52	57	60	63	72	73	86	91	96	82	78	70	65	64	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	54	58	62	65	68	72	80	78	76	69	65	63	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	61	60	61	65	67	75	73	109	133	127	121	93	72	57	50
Tue	50	59	67	64	61	63	67	69	75	109	135	131	125	103	80	60	51
Wed	50	59	68	66	60	61	62	66	76	93	112	120	124	96	76	65	51
Thu	50	59	67	63	60	64	67	75	76	122	144	151	137	103	79	67	52
Fri	50	57	66	67	66	65	69	86	102	135	147	149	136	106	79	63	53
Sat	50	50	52	57	60	63	72	73	86	91	96	82	78	70	65	64	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	54	58	62	65	68	72	80	78	76	69	65	63	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	61	60	61	65	67	75	73	109	133	127	121	93	72	57	50
Tue	50	59	67	64	61	63	67	69	75	109	135	131	125	103	80	60	51
Wed	50	59	68	66	60	61	62	66	76	93	112	120	124	96	76	65	51
Thu	50	59	67	63	60	64	67	75	76	122	144	151	137	103	79	67	52
Fri	50	57	66	67	66	65	69	86	102	135	147	149	136	106	79	63	53
Sat	50	50	52	57	60	63	72	73	86	91	96	82	78	70	65	64	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	54	58	62	65	68	72	80	78	76	69	65	63	53