Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Sylmar

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 North, usually 45 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 Sylmar 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	34	34	36	38	40	41	46	51	53	65	79	72	77	73	55	39	34
Tue	34	34	36	38	40	42	45	46	50	69	72	62	73	65	60	43	35
Wed	34	34	36	37	39	40	40	45	47	55	61	84	84	63	58	47	36
Thu	34	35	35	38	39	39	43	44	45	71	87	97	84	71	62	50	36
Fri	34	35	35	36	38	42	45	60	61	81	98	101	103	83	54	44	36
Sat	34	34	34	36	37	40	46	46	59	54	56	46	49	49	45	43	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	36	37	39	40	41	45	65	58	61	45	43	42	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Sylmar (via US-101 South and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 103 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 Sylmar 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 Sylmar?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 34 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Sylmar?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 103 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 (2 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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More drives

Sylmar 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	34	34	36	38	40	41	46	51	53	65	79	72	77	73	55	39	34
Tue	34	34	36	38	40	42	45	46	50	69	72	62	73	65	60	43	35
Wed	34	34	36	37	39	40	40	45	47	55	61	84	84	63	58	47	36
Thu	34	35	35	38	39	39	43	44	45	71	87	97	84	71	62	50	36
Fri	34	35	35	36	38	42	45	60	61	81	98	101	103	83	54	44	36
Sat	34	34	34	36	37	40	46	46	59	54	56	46	49	49	45	43	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	36	37	39	40	41	45	65	58	61	45	43	42	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	36	38	40	41	46	51	53	65	79	72	77	73	55	39	34
Tue	34	34	36	38	40	42	45	46	50	69	72	62	73	65	60	43	35
Wed	34	34	36	37	39	40	40	45	47	55	61	84	84	63	58	47	36
Thu	34	35	35	38	39	39	43	44	45	71	87	97	84	71	62	50	36
Fri	34	35	35	36	38	42	45	60	61	81	98	101	103	83	54	44	36
Sat	34	34	34	36	37	40	46	46	59	54	56	46	49	49	45	43	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	36	37	39	40	41	45	65	58	61	45	43	42	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	36	38	40	41	46	51	53	65	79	72	77	73	55	39	34
Tue	34	34	36	38	40	42	45	46	50	69	72	62	73	65	60	43	35
Wed	34	34	36	37	39	40	40	45	47	55	61	84	84	63	58	47	36
Thu	34	35	35	38	39	39	43	44	45	71	87	97	84	71	62	50	36
Fri	34	35	35	36	38	42	45	60	61	81	98	101	103	83	54	44	36
Sat	34	34	34	36	37	40	46	46	59	54	56	46	49	49	45	43	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	36	37	39	40	41	45	65	58	61	45	43	42	36