Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Santa Monica

Right now (9:01 am PDT): about 35 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 35 at this time.

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Santa Monica (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Thousand Oaks to Santa Monica 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	32	38	51	54	49	45	42	40	39	40	40	41	41	39	35	34	33
Tue	32	39	53	56	52	47	44	41	39	39	41	42	43	41	36	34	33
Wed	32	39	53	56	52	47	44	42	42	41	41	43	45	42	36	34	33
Thu	32	38	52	56	52	48	45	44	43	44	44	45	47	44	37	34	33
Fri	32	36	47	50	48	45	44	46	46	48	48	45	45	41	36	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	39	42	44	46	46	44	42	38	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	40	42	43	42	39	37	35	35	35	33

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. Surface streets at each end are estimated.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Thousand Oaks to Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	38	51	54	49	45	42	40	39	40	40	41	41	39	35	34	33
Tue	32	39	53	56	52	47	44	41	39	39	41	42	43	41	36	34	33
Wed	32	39	53	56	52	47	44	42	42	41	41	43	45	42	36	34	33
Thu	32	38	52	56	52	48	45	44	43	44	44	45	47	44	37	34	33
Fri	32	36	47	50	48	45	44	46	46	48	48	45	45	41	36	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	39	42	44	46	46	44	42	38	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	40	42	43	42	39	37	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	38	51	54	49	45	42	40	39	40	40	41	41	39	35	34	33
Tue	32	39	53	56	52	47	44	41	39	39	41	42	43	41	36	34	33
Wed	32	39	53	56	52	47	44	42	42	41	41	43	45	42	36	34	33
Thu	32	38	52	56	52	48	45	44	43	44	44	45	47	44	37	34	33
Fri	32	36	47	50	48	45	44	46	46	48	48	45	45	41	36	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	39	42	44	46	46	44	42	38	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	40	42	43	42	39	37	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	38	51	54	49	45	42	40	39	40	40	41	41	39	35	34	33
Tue	32	39	53	56	52	47	44	41	39	39	41	42	43	41	36	34	33
Wed	32	39	53	56	52	47	44	42	42	41	41	43	45	42	36	34	33
Thu	32	38	52	56	52	48	45	44	43	44	44	45	47	44	37	34	33
Fri	32	36	47	50	48	45	44	46	46	48	48	45	45	41	36	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	39	42	44	46	46	44	42	38	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	40	42	43	42	39	37	35	35	35	33