Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Ventura

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 35 minutes via US-101 North, usually 35 at this time.

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 40 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (46 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Ventura to Thousand Oaks

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 19 to 25 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Thousand Oaks to central Ventura along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Thousand Oaks to Ventura 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	32	32	34	33	33	35	35	35	35	38	39	39	38	32	32	32
Tue	32	33	33	35	33	33	35	35	35	34	37	37	39	34	32	32	32
Wed	32	33	33	34	35	33	35	34	35	36	37	37	38	34	32	32	32
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Fri	32	33	33	34	34	34	36	38	38	39	40	38	38	34	32	32	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	32	35	38	45	44	39	36	33	33	32	32	32	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	35	37	42	44	43	37	35	34	32	32	32

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 Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 32 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Ventura?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.

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