Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to South Gate

Right now (6:10 pm PST): about 94 minutes via US-101 South, usually 87 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	55	57	59	61	67	86	88	87	74	66	53	47
Tue	46	51	55	56	56	58	60	59	62	73	88	85	86	75	68	55	48
Wed	47	51	55	56	56	56	57	58	61	67	79	90	93	73	65	57	48
Thu	47	52	54	55	54	56	59	58	61	75	93	104	96	77	69	59	49
Fri	47	52	56	55	55	56	60	69	70	91	97	100	93	87	65	57	48
Sat	47	47	48	51	52	55	59	60	67	64	68	64	65	61	59	57	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	50	53	56	56	57	61	70	70	69	62	59	57	49

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 104 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (75 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 8 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 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 104 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 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to South Gate?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 104 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	55	57	59	61	67	86	88	87	74	66	53	47
Tue	46	51	55	56	56	58	60	59	62	73	88	85	86	75	68	55	48
Wed	47	51	55	56	56	56	57	58	61	67	79	90	93	73	65	57	48
Thu	47	52	54	55	54	56	59	58	61	75	93	104	96	77	69	59	49
Fri	47	52	56	55	55	56	60	69	70	91	97	100	93	87	65	57	48
Sat	47	47	48	51	52	55	59	60	67	64	68	64	65	61	59	57	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	50	53	56	56	57	61	70	70	69	62	59	57	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	53	54	56	55	57	59	61	67	86	88	87	74	66	53	47
Tue	46	51	55	56	56	58	60	59	62	73	88	85	86	75	68	55	48
Wed	47	51	55	56	56	56	57	58	61	67	79	90	93	73	65	57	48
Thu	47	52	54	55	54	56	59	58	61	75	93	104	96	77	69	59	49
Fri	47	52	56	55	55	56	60	69	70	91	97	100	93	87	65	57	48
Sat	47	47	48	51	52	55	59	60	67	64	68	64	65	61	59	57	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	50	53	56	56	57	61	70	70	69	62	59	57	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	53	54	56	55	57	59	61	67	86	88	87	74	66	53	47
Tue	46	51	55	56	56	58	60	59	62	73	88	85	86	75	68	55	48
Wed	47	51	55	56	56	56	57	58	61	67	79	90	93	73	65	57	48
Thu	47	52	54	55	54	56	59	58	61	75	93	104	96	77	69	59	49
Fri	47	52	56	55	55	56	60	69	70	91	97	100	93	87	65	57	48
Sat	47	47	48	51	52	55	59	60	67	64	68	64	65	61	59	57	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	50	53	56	56	57	61	70	70	69	62	59	57	49