Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to SNA

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 South, usually 71 at this time.

None 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 SNA by day and time you leave (local time)
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Mon	70	71	71	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	71	71	71	71	70
Tue	70	71	71	72	73	73	72	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	70
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Sun	71	70	70	70	71	71	72	72	72	73	72	71	72	71	71	72	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to SNA (via I-405 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Thousand Oaks to John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino 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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 70 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to SNA?

Leaving around 9:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles)

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More drives

SNA 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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