Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Santa Clarita

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 47 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 North, usually 53 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	40	41	42	45	48	49	55	61	65	80	93	87	90	86	63	46	41
Tue	40	41	43	46	48	49	53	54	61	85	83	74	86	78	70	51	41
Wed	41	41	42	44	47	47	48	54	56	67	75	102	95	75	68	54	42
Thu	41	41	42	45	46	46	52	53	55	88	105	114	98	85	72	59	43
Fri	41	41	43	43	46	51	56	69	77	102	113	115	117	92	62	52	42
Sat	40	40	41	43	45	48	56	56	70	62	63	54	60	57	53	51	42
Sun	41	40	40	41	42	44	46	47	50	53	78	66	72	52	50	49	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 40 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (78 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 13 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 8 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 40 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 117 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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Santa Clarita 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 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	40	41	42	45	48	49	55	61	65	80	93	87	90	86	63	46	41
Tue	40	41	43	46	48	49	53	54	61	85	83	74	86	78	70	51	41
Wed	41	41	42	44	47	47	48	54	56	67	75	102	95	75	68	54	42
Thu	41	41	42	45	46	46	52	53	55	88	105	114	98	85	72	59	43
Fri	41	41	43	43	46	51	56	69	77	102	113	115	117	92	62	52	42
Sat	40	40	41	43	45	48	56	56	70	62	63	54	60	57	53	51	42
Sun	41	40	40	41	42	44	46	47	50	53	78	66	72	52	50	49	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	42	45	48	49	55	61	65	80	93	87	90	86	63	46	41
Tue	40	41	43	46	48	49	53	54	61	85	83	74	86	78	70	51	41
Wed	41	41	42	44	47	47	48	54	56	67	75	102	95	75	68	54	42
Thu	41	41	42	45	46	46	52	53	55	88	105	114	98	85	72	59	43
Fri	41	41	43	43	46	51	56	69	77	102	113	115	117	92	62	52	42
Sat	40	40	41	43	45	48	56	56	70	62	63	54	60	57	53	51	42
Sun	41	40	40	41	42	44	46	47	50	53	78	66	72	52	50	49	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	42	45	48	49	55	61	65	80	93	87	90	86	63	46	41
Tue	40	41	43	46	48	49	53	54	61	85	83	74	86	78	70	51	41
Wed	41	41	42	44	47	47	48	54	56	67	75	102	95	75	68	54	42
Thu	41	41	42	45	46	46	52	53	55	88	105	114	98	85	72	59	43
Fri	41	41	43	43	46	51	56	69	77	102	113	115	117	92	62	52	42
Sat	40	40	41	43	45	48	56	56	70	62	63	54	60	57	53	51	42
Sun	41	40	40	41	42	44	46	47	50	53	78	66	72	52	50	49	42