Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Ventura

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 41 minutes via US-101 North, usually 36 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Ventura by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (19 to 27 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 Ventura 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 Ventura?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 31 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Ventura?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (14 miles)

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More drives

Ventura 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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