Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Whittier

Right now (4:35 pm PST): about 138 minutes via US-101 South, usually 139 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Whittier 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	58	61	64	63	65	68	70	74	78	96	126	126	118	94	76	62	55
Tue	54	63	70	66	63	68	70	72	80	105	128	127	119	103	82	64	55
Wed	54	61	68	65	64	65	66	68	76	90	110	119	117	96	79	68	56
Thu	54	62	67	65	62	68	72	75	81	111	134	145	129	104	83	70	57
Fri	54	60	67	68	68	68	74	89	98	132	140	140	129	110	81	69	56
Sat	54	54	57	62	65	69	75	78	86	86	87	84	83	76	72	70	57
Sun	55	55	54	56	60	65	70	73	75	81	89	88	86	78	72	70	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Whittier (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 145 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 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (92 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 34 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 Whittier (Painter Avenue) 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 54 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Whittier?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	61	64	63	65	68	70	74	78	96	126	126	118	94	76	62	55
Tue	54	63	70	66	63	68	70	72	80	105	128	127	119	103	82	64	55
Wed	54	61	68	65	64	65	66	68	76	90	110	119	117	96	79	68	56
Thu	54	62	67	65	62	68	72	75	81	111	134	145	129	104	83	70	57
Fri	54	60	67	68	68	68	74	89	98	132	140	140	129	110	81	69	56
Sat	54	54	57	62	65	69	75	78	86	86	87	84	83	76	72	70	57
Sun	55	55	54	56	60	65	70	73	75	81	89	88	86	78	72	70	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	61	64	63	65	68	70	74	78	96	126	126	118	94	76	62	55
Tue	54	63	70	66	63	68	70	72	80	105	128	127	119	103	82	64	55
Wed	54	61	68	65	64	65	66	68	76	90	110	119	117	96	79	68	56
Thu	54	62	67	65	62	68	72	75	81	111	134	145	129	104	83	70	57
Fri	54	60	67	68	68	68	74	89	98	132	140	140	129	110	81	69	56
Sat	54	54	57	62	65	69	75	78	86	86	87	84	83	76	72	70	57
Sun	55	55	54	56	60	65	70	73	75	81	89	88	86	78	72	70	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	61	64	63	65	68	70	74	78	96	126	126	118	94	76	62	55
Tue	54	63	70	66	63	68	70	72	80	105	128	127	119	103	82	64	55
Wed	54	61	68	65	64	65	66	68	76	90	110	119	117	96	79	68	56
Thu	54	62	67	65	62	68	72	75	81	111	134	145	129	104	83	70	57
Fri	54	60	67	68	68	68	74	89	98	132	140	140	129	110	81	69	56
Sat	54	54	57	62	65	69	75	78	86	86	87	84	83	76	72	70	57
Sun	55	55	54	56	60	65	70	73	75	81	89	88	86	78	72	70	58