Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Santa Clarita

Right now (5:48 am PDT): about 42 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Santa Clarita 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	41	43	46	48	46	46	46	47	47	50	57	64	64	53	45	42	41
Tue	41	44	49	52	51	49	48	47	48	52	60	68	68	56	47	43	41
Wed	41	44	50	53	51	50	49	48	49	52	60	70	70	58	48	43	41
Thu	41	43	48	51	48	48	48	48	49	54	62	72	72	59	48	43	41
Fri	41	43	45	46	46	48	50	53	54	59	67	73	70	59	48	44	41
Sat	41	42	42	42	44	47	50	51	50	49	49	50	50	48	45	43	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	46	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	47	45	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Santa Clarita (via US-101 South and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 9 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 Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Thousand Oaks to Santa Clarita?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 41 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	46	48	46	46	46	47	47	50	57	64	64	53	45	42	41
Tue	41	44	49	52	51	49	48	47	48	52	60	68	68	56	47	43	41
Wed	41	44	50	53	51	50	49	48	49	52	60	70	70	58	48	43	41
Thu	41	43	48	51	48	48	48	48	49	54	62	72	72	59	48	43	41
Fri	41	43	45	46	46	48	50	53	54	59	67	73	70	59	48	44	41
Sat	41	42	42	42	44	47	50	51	50	49	49	50	50	48	45	43	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	46	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	47	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	46	48	46	46	46	47	47	50	57	64	64	53	45	42	41
Tue	41	44	49	52	51	49	48	47	48	52	60	68	68	56	47	43	41
Wed	41	44	50	53	51	50	49	48	49	52	60	70	70	58	48	43	41
Thu	41	43	48	51	48	48	48	48	49	54	62	72	72	59	48	43	41
Fri	41	43	45	46	46	48	50	53	54	59	67	73	70	59	48	44	41
Sat	41	42	42	42	44	47	50	51	50	49	49	50	50	48	45	43	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	46	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	47	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	46	48	46	46	46	47	47	50	57	64	64	53	45	42	41
Tue	41	44	49	52	51	49	48	47	48	52	60	68	68	56	47	43	41
Wed	41	44	50	53	51	50	49	48	49	52	60	70	70	58	48	43	41
Thu	41	43	48	51	48	48	48	48	49	54	62	72	72	59	48	43	41
Fri	41	43	45	46	46	48	50	53	54	59	67	73	70	59	48	44	41
Sat	41	42	42	42	44	47	50	51	50	49	49	50	50	48	45	43	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	43	46	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	47	45	42