Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Pasadena

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via US-101 South and SR-134 East, usually 61 at this time.

Only 10% 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	43	44	44	46	50	51	59	74	71	76	66	53	42	39
Tue	38	39	40	45	46	45	46	48	50	66	77	72	78	66	56	45	39
Wed	38	39	40	45	45	45	44	47	49	60	68	77	84	64	55	47	39
Thu	39	39	40	44	45	44	46	47	51	70	82	90	85	68	60	49	40
Fri	39	39	40	43	43	45	49	57	61	77	87	82	85	78	55	46	40
Sat	38	38	39	40	41	44	49	49	56	54	57	50	52	49	46	44	39
Sun	39	38	38	38	40	41	42	44	45	46	55	53	53	47	45	44	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 90 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (60 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 90 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 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Pasadena?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 90 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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More drives

Pasadena to Thousand Oaks (return trip) · Thousand Oaks to Los Angeles · Thousand Oaks to Santa Monica · 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 · Thousand Oaks to Hollywood

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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	43	44	44	46	50	51	59	74	71	76	66	53	42	39
Tue	38	39	40	45	46	45	46	48	50	66	77	72	78	66	56	45	39
Wed	38	39	40	45	45	45	44	47	49	60	68	77	84	64	55	47	39
Thu	39	39	40	44	45	44	46	47	51	70	82	90	85	68	60	49	40
Fri	39	39	40	43	43	45	49	57	61	77	87	82	85	78	55	46	40
Sat	38	38	39	40	41	44	49	49	56	54	57	50	52	49	46	44	39
Sun	39	38	38	38	40	41	42	44	45	46	55	53	53	47	45	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	43	44	44	46	50	51	59	74	71	76	66	53	42	39
Tue	38	39	40	45	46	45	46	48	50	66	77	72	78	66	56	45	39
Wed	38	39	40	45	45	45	44	47	49	60	68	77	84	64	55	47	39
Thu	39	39	40	44	45	44	46	47	51	70	82	90	85	68	60	49	40
Fri	39	39	40	43	43	45	49	57	61	77	87	82	85	78	55	46	40
Sat	38	38	39	40	41	44	49	49	56	54	57	50	52	49	46	44	39
Sun	39	38	38	38	40	41	42	44	45	46	55	53	53	47	45	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	43	44	44	46	50	51	59	74	71	76	66	53	42	39
Tue	38	39	40	45	46	45	46	48	50	66	77	72	78	66	56	45	39
Wed	38	39	40	45	45	45	44	47	49	60	68	77	84	64	55	47	39
Thu	39	39	40	44	45	44	46	47	51	70	82	90	85	68	60	49	40
Fri	39	39	40	43	43	45	49	57	61	77	87	82	85	78	55	46	40
Sat	38	38	39	40	41	44	49	49	56	54	57	50	52	49	46	44	39
Sun	39	38	38	38	40	41	42	44	45	46	55	53	53	47	45	44	40