Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Pasadena

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 65 minutes via US-101 South and SR-134 East, usually 91 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Pasadena 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	38	39	40	45	46	44	47	50	53	61	80	80	81	70	56	43	39
Tue	38	39	40	47	46	46	47	50	54	67	81	76	79	68	61	46	39
Wed	39	39	40	46	46	47	46	49	52	63	71	84	86	67	59	49	40
Thu	39	39	40	47	45	45	47	50	52	70	84	95	88	71	64	50	40
Fri	39	39	40	46	44	47	51	60	62	81	91	89	85	81	59	49	40
Sat	38	38	39	40	41	45	51	53	59	57	58	53	54	53	49	46	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	46	48	51	62	60	59	51	49	46	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Pasadena (via US-101 South and SR-134 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (66 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Thousand Oaks to Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) 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 Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Pasadena?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (28 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	45	46	44	47	50	53	61	80	80	81	70	56	43	39
Tue	38	39	40	47	46	46	47	50	54	67	81	76	79	68	61	46	39
Wed	39	39	40	46	46	47	46	49	52	63	71	84	86	67	59	49	40
Thu	39	39	40	47	45	45	47	50	52	70	84	95	88	71	64	50	40
Fri	39	39	40	46	44	47	51	60	62	81	91	89	85	81	59	49	40
Sat	38	38	39	40	41	45	51	53	59	57	58	53	54	53	49	46	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	46	48	51	62	60	59	51	49	46	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	45	46	44	47	50	53	61	80	80	81	70	56	43	39
Tue	38	39	40	47	46	46	47	50	54	67	81	76	79	68	61	46	39
Wed	39	39	40	46	46	47	46	49	52	63	71	84	86	67	59	49	40
Thu	39	39	40	47	45	45	47	50	52	70	84	95	88	71	64	50	40
Fri	39	39	40	46	44	47	51	60	62	81	91	89	85	81	59	49	40
Sat	38	38	39	40	41	45	51	53	59	57	58	53	54	53	49	46	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	46	48	51	62	60	59	51	49	46	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	45	46	44	47	50	53	61	80	80	81	70	56	43	39
Tue	38	39	40	47	46	46	47	50	54	67	81	76	79	68	61	46	39
Wed	39	39	40	46	46	47	46	49	52	63	71	84	86	67	59	49	40
Thu	39	39	40	47	45	45	47	50	52	70	84	95	88	71	64	50	40
Fri	39	39	40	46	44	47	51	60	62	81	91	89	85	81	59	49	40
Sat	38	38	39	40	41	45	51	53	59	57	58	53	54	53	49	46	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	43	46	48	51	62	60	59	51	49	46	40