Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Rosemead

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 72 minutes via US-101 South, usually 74 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Rosemead 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	45	56	58	61	64	63	63	67	72	81	100	101	97	82	68	51	46
Tue	45	56	59	62	66	64	63	64	71	86	103	97	95	84	74	54	47
Wed	44	54	58	61	62	61	62	63	68	82	91	106	106	84	73	59	48
Thu	45	55	58	61	65	62	61	64	69	90	107	116	105	87	78	61	49
Fri	45	54	57	61	61	62	63	79	82	103	112	114	103	94	73	60	48
Sat	46	46	48	51	56	58	65	66	78	76	77	72	75	72	69	60	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	54	61	64	65	70	81	77	79	71	66	59	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Rosemead (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 Rosemead 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 Rosemead?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 44 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Rosemead?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	56	58	61	64	63	63	67	72	81	100	101	97	82	68	51	46
Tue	45	56	59	62	66	64	63	64	71	86	103	97	95	84	74	54	47
Wed	44	54	58	61	62	61	62	63	68	82	91	106	106	84	73	59	48
Thu	45	55	58	61	65	62	61	64	69	90	107	116	105	87	78	61	49
Fri	45	54	57	61	61	62	63	79	82	103	112	114	103	94	73	60	48
Sat	46	46	48	51	56	58	65	66	78	76	77	72	75	72	69	60	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	54	61	64	65	70	81	77	79	71	66	59	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	56	58	61	64	63	63	67	72	81	100	101	97	82	68	51	46
Tue	45	56	59	62	66	64	63	64	71	86	103	97	95	84	74	54	47
Wed	44	54	58	61	62	61	62	63	68	82	91	106	106	84	73	59	48
Thu	45	55	58	61	65	62	61	64	69	90	107	116	105	87	78	61	49
Fri	45	54	57	61	61	62	63	79	82	103	112	114	103	94	73	60	48
Sat	46	46	48	51	56	58	65	66	78	76	77	72	75	72	69	60	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	54	61	64	65	70	81	77	79	71	66	59	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	56	58	61	64	63	63	67	72	81	100	101	97	82	68	51	46
Tue	45	56	59	62	66	64	63	64	71	86	103	97	95	84	74	54	47
Wed	44	54	58	61	62	61	62	63	68	82	91	106	106	84	73	59	48
Thu	45	55	58	61	65	62	61	64	69	90	107	116	105	87	78	61	49
Fri	45	54	57	61	61	62	63	79	82	103	112	114	103	94	73	60	48
Sat	46	46	48	51	56	58	65	66	78	76	77	72	75	72	69	60	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	54	61	64	65	70	81	77	79	71	66	59	49