Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Ontario

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 108 minutes via US-101 South and I-10 East, usually 111 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Ontario 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	68	71	75	78	80	80	83	87	92	120	136	140	129	104	92	75	69
Tue	68	71	76	77	80	80	83	84	92	126	146	137	132	112	94	78	69
Wed	69	72	77	78	78	80	80	85	95	120	138	146	140	111	93	80	69
Thu	68	71	76	77	78	78	81	84	93	127	152	156	138	113	99	83	71
Fri	69	71	76	78	79	81	86	105	114	161	149	148	137	120	92	80	70
Sat	68	69	71	74	75	76	84	85	95	97	100	95	91	84	79	78	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	72	74	77	77	78	79	90	88	89	81	80	78	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Ontario (via US-101 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 163 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 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 Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 68 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Ontario?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 163 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (40 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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Ontario 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	68	71	75	78	80	80	83	87	92	120	136	140	129	104	92	75	69
Tue	68	71	76	77	80	80	83	84	92	126	146	137	132	112	94	78	69
Wed	69	72	77	78	78	80	80	85	95	120	138	146	140	111	93	80	69
Thu	68	71	76	77	78	78	81	84	93	127	152	156	138	113	99	83	71
Fri	69	71	76	78	79	81	86	105	114	161	149	148	137	120	92	80	70
Sat	68	69	71	74	75	76	84	85	95	97	100	95	91	84	79	78	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	72	74	77	77	78	79	90	88	89	81	80	78	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	71	75	78	80	80	83	87	92	120	136	140	129	104	92	75	69
Tue	68	71	76	77	80	80	83	84	92	126	146	137	132	112	94	78	69
Wed	69	72	77	78	78	80	80	85	95	120	138	146	140	111	93	80	69
Thu	68	71	76	77	78	78	81	84	93	127	152	156	138	113	99	83	71
Fri	69	71	76	78	79	81	86	105	114	161	149	148	137	120	92	80	70
Sat	68	69	71	74	75	76	84	85	95	97	100	95	91	84	79	78	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	72	74	77	77	78	79	90	88	89	81	80	78	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	71	75	78	80	80	83	87	92	120	136	140	129	104	92	75	69
Tue	68	71	76	77	80	80	83	84	92	126	146	137	132	112	94	78	69
Wed	69	72	77	78	78	80	80	85	95	120	138	146	140	111	93	80	69
Thu	68	71	76	77	78	78	81	84	93	127	152	156	138	113	99	83	71
Fri	69	71	76	78	79	81	86	105	114	161	149	148	137	120	92	80	70
Sat	68	69	71	74	75	76	84	85	95	97	100	95	91	84	79	78	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	72	74	77	77	78	79	90	88	89	81	80	78	71