Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Palmdale

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via SR-14 North and US-101 South, usually 97 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Palmdale 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	66	65	66	67	72	74	80	81	86	91	102	99	102	97	85	72	67
Tue	65	66	67	67	71	72	74	75	78	88	97	92	105	95	90	76	67
Wed	65	64	65	67	70	69	72	74	76	82	88	98	110	88	85	75	65
Thu	66	65	67	70	72	72	76	78	78	93	116	123	114	99	93	79	67
Fri	66	66	66	67	70	81	81	91	93	108	118	118	123	114	88	77	67
Sat	66	65	65	67	68	75	84	83	87	86	85	77	77	76	73	73	66
Sun	65	65	64	64	66	71	77	84	91	93	100	84	82	75	73	72	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 13 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 Palmdale 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 Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 64 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	65	66	67	72	74	80	81	86	91	102	99	102	97	85	72	67
Tue	65	66	67	67	71	72	74	75	78	88	97	92	105	95	90	76	67
Wed	65	64	65	67	70	69	72	74	76	82	88	98	110	88	85	75	65
Thu	66	65	67	70	72	72	76	78	78	93	116	123	114	99	93	79	67
Fri	66	66	66	67	70	81	81	91	93	108	118	118	123	114	88	77	67
Sat	66	65	65	67	68	75	84	83	87	86	85	77	77	76	73	73	66
Sun	65	65	64	64	66	71	77	84	91	93	100	84	82	75	73	72	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	65	66	67	72	74	80	81	86	91	102	99	102	97	85	72	67
Tue	65	66	67	67	71	72	74	75	78	88	97	92	105	95	90	76	67
Wed	65	64	65	67	70	69	72	74	76	82	88	98	110	88	85	75	65
Thu	66	65	67	70	72	72	76	78	78	93	116	123	114	99	93	79	67
Fri	66	66	66	67	70	81	81	91	93	108	118	118	123	114	88	77	67
Sat	66	65	65	67	68	75	84	83	87	86	85	77	77	76	73	73	66
Sun	65	65	64	64	66	71	77	84	91	93	100	84	82	75	73	72	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	65	66	67	72	74	80	81	86	91	102	99	102	97	85	72	67
Tue	65	66	67	67	71	72	74	75	78	88	97	92	105	95	90	76	67
Wed	65	64	65	67	70	69	72	74	76	82	88	98	110	88	85	75	65
Thu	66	65	67	70	72	72	76	78	78	93	116	123	114	99	93	79	67
Fri	66	66	66	67	70	81	81	91	93	108	118	118	123	114	88	77	67
Sat	66	65	65	67	68	75	84	83	87	86	85	77	77	76	73	73	66
Sun	65	65	64	64	66	71	77	84	91	93	100	84	82	75	73	72	66