Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 South, usually 84 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	60	60	63	70	69	68	70	78	104	116	130	137	126	92	68	64	60
Tue	61	60	63	89	85	73	73	121	154	183	220	212	166	121	84	68	60
Wed	60	60	64	81	76	70	75	113	168	224	221	215	177	134	95	72	60
Thu	60	61	65	80	78	73	79	110	161	198	181	176	161	145	113	77	60
Fri	60	60	63	71	68	73	89	149	172	156	137	146	145	125	103	78	61
Sat	61	60	61	62	65	70	82	92	98	116	106	100	84	74	72	70	60
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	64	67	70	74	78	73	72	72	71	71	68	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-405 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 230 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 130 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (116 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 26 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 230 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Thousand Oaks to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 60 to 230 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 130 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 230 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-110 South 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	60	60	63	70	69	68	70	78	104	116	130	137	126	92	68	64	60
Tue	61	60	63	89	85	73	73	121	154	183	220	212	166	121	84	68	60
Wed	60	60	64	81	76	70	75	113	168	224	221	215	177	134	95	72	60
Thu	60	61	65	80	78	73	79	110	161	198	181	176	161	145	113	77	60
Fri	60	60	63	71	68	73	89	149	172	156	137	146	145	125	103	78	61
Sat	61	60	61	62	65	70	82	92	98	116	106	100	84	74	72	70	60
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	64	67	70	74	78	73	72	72	71	71	68	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	60	63	70	69	68	70	78	104	116	130	137	126	92	68	64	60
Tue	61	60	63	89	85	73	73	121	154	183	220	212	166	121	84	68	60
Wed	60	60	64	81	76	70	75	113	168	224	221	215	177	134	95	72	60
Thu	60	61	65	80	78	73	79	110	161	198	181	176	161	145	113	77	60
Fri	60	60	63	71	68	73	89	149	172	156	137	146	145	125	103	78	61
Sat	61	60	61	62	65	70	82	92	98	116	106	100	84	74	72	70	60
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	64	67	70	74	78	73	72	72	71	71	68	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	60	63	70	69	68	70	78	104	116	130	137	126	92	68	64	60
Tue	61	60	63	89	85	73	73	121	154	183	220	212	166	121	84	68	60
Wed	60	60	64	81	76	70	75	113	168	224	221	215	177	134	95	72	60
Thu	60	61	65	80	78	73	79	110	161	198	181	176	161	145	113	77	60
Fri	60	60	63	71	68	73	89	149	172	156	137	146	145	125	103	78	61
Sat	61	60	61	62	65	70	82	92	98	116	106	100	84	74	72	70	60
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	64	67	70	74	78	73	72	72	71	71	68	60