Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to South Gate

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via US-101 South, usually 63 at this time.

Only 3% 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 South Gate 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	47	51	53	54	56	58	59	62	66	75	91	91	88	76	65	52	47
Tue	46	50	53	53	56	58	60	60	63	79	93	89	90	76	67	55	47
Wed	47	50	54	53	54	56	57	59	62	72	86	97	99	76	67	57	48
Thu	47	51	52	53	54	56	59	60	63	84	104	111	100	80	71	60	49
Fri	47	50	53	54	55	57	62	73	73	97	107	110	105	92	66	58	49
Sat	47	47	49	52	54	57	63	63	71	69	71	67	66	61	58	57	48
Sun	47	47	46	48	51	54	58	59	60	61	72	70	68	61	57	57	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to South Gate (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 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 South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Thousand Oaks to South Gate?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to South Gate?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

South Gate 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	47	51	53	54	56	58	59	62	66	75	91	91	88	76	65	52	47
Tue	46	50	53	53	56	58	60	60	63	79	93	89	90	76	67	55	47
Wed	47	50	54	53	54	56	57	59	62	72	86	97	99	76	67	57	48
Thu	47	51	52	53	54	56	59	60	63	84	104	111	100	80	71	60	49
Fri	47	50	53	54	55	57	62	73	73	97	107	110	105	92	66	58	49
Sat	47	47	49	52	54	57	63	63	71	69	71	67	66	61	58	57	48
Sun	47	47	46	48	51	54	58	59	60	61	72	70	68	61	57	57	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	53	54	56	58	59	62	66	75	91	91	88	76	65	52	47
Tue	46	50	53	53	56	58	60	60	63	79	93	89	90	76	67	55	47
Wed	47	50	54	53	54	56	57	59	62	72	86	97	99	76	67	57	48
Thu	47	51	52	53	54	56	59	60	63	84	104	111	100	80	71	60	49
Fri	47	50	53	54	55	57	62	73	73	97	107	110	105	92	66	58	49
Sat	47	47	49	52	54	57	63	63	71	69	71	67	66	61	58	57	48
Sun	47	47	46	48	51	54	58	59	60	61	72	70	68	61	57	57	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	53	54	56	58	59	62	66	75	91	91	88	76	65	52	47
Tue	46	50	53	53	56	58	60	60	63	79	93	89	90	76	67	55	47
Wed	47	50	54	53	54	56	57	59	62	72	86	97	99	76	67	57	48
Thu	47	51	52	53	54	56	59	60	63	84	104	111	100	80	71	60	49
Fri	47	50	53	54	55	57	62	73	73	97	107	110	105	92	66	58	49
Sat	47	47	49	52	54	57	63	63	71	69	71	67	66	61	58	57	48
Sun	47	47	46	48	51	54	58	59	60	61	72	70	68	61	57	57	50