Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Palmdale

Right now (9:37 pm PST): about 66 minutes via SR-14 North and US-101 South, usually 66 at this time.

Only 13% 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	65	66	66	67	71	72	76	78	81	87	104	102	105	96	85	71	68
Tue	65	66	67	67	70	71	73	75	78	87	99	94	105	95	90	76	67
Wed	65	65	65	67	69	69	71	73	76	83	89	99	109	91	87	76	66
Thu	66	66	67	71	72	73	74	77	79	90	109	120	111	97	92	78	67
Fri	66	66	66	67	69	78	79	88	89	104	115	114	113	111	88	77	67
Sat	66	65	65	67	68	73	80	80	83	82	82	77	77	76	74	73	66
Sun	65	65	64	65	66	69	77	84	89	94	100	88	85	79	76	73	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 65 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 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 9:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 65 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 120 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	65	66	66	67	71	72	76	78	81	87	104	102	105	96	85	71	68
Tue	65	66	67	67	70	71	73	75	78	87	99	94	105	95	90	76	67
Wed	65	65	65	67	69	69	71	73	76	83	89	99	109	91	87	76	66
Thu	66	66	67	71	72	73	74	77	79	90	109	120	111	97	92	78	67
Fri	66	66	66	67	69	78	79	88	89	104	115	114	113	111	88	77	67
Sat	66	65	65	67	68	73	80	80	83	82	82	77	77	76	74	73	66
Sun	65	65	64	65	66	69	77	84	89	94	100	88	85	79	76	73	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	66	66	67	71	72	76	78	81	87	104	102	105	96	85	71	68
Tue	65	66	67	67	70	71	73	75	78	87	99	94	105	95	90	76	67
Wed	65	65	65	67	69	69	71	73	76	83	89	99	109	91	87	76	66
Thu	66	66	67	71	72	73	74	77	79	90	109	120	111	97	92	78	67
Fri	66	66	66	67	69	78	79	88	89	104	115	114	113	111	88	77	67
Sat	66	65	65	67	68	73	80	80	83	82	82	77	77	76	74	73	66
Sun	65	65	64	65	66	69	77	84	89	94	100	88	85	79	76	73	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	66	66	67	71	72	76	78	81	87	104	102	105	96	85	71	68
Tue	65	66	67	67	70	71	73	75	78	87	99	94	105	95	90	76	67
Wed	65	65	65	67	69	69	71	73	76	83	89	99	109	91	87	76	66
Thu	66	66	67	71	72	73	74	77	79	90	109	120	111	97	92	78	67
Fri	66	66	66	67	69	78	79	88	89	104	115	114	113	111	88	77	67
Sat	66	65	65	67	68	73	80	80	83	82	82	77	77	76	74	73	66
Sun	65	65	64	65	66	69	77	84	89	94	100	88	85	79	76	73	66