Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Whittier

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via US-101 South, usually 95 at this time.

Only 5% 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	65	64	65	69	72	78	80	102	125	124	115	95	75	61	55
Tue	54	62	69	66	65	69	72	74	80	108	126	124	116	100	81	64	55
Wed	54	63	71	67	64	66	67	71	78	96	113	125	123	97	80	68	55
Thu	54	63	68	65	64	68	73	77	82	116	139	146	130	103	83	71	57
Fri	54	61	68	69	69	69	74	90	101	136	141	141	134	108	81	68	57
Sat	54	55	57	62	66	69	78	79	92	92	94	85	82	74	70	69	56
Sun	55	54	54	56	60	64	69	72	75	78	89	84	82	74	69	68	57

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 151 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (94 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 151 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 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Whittier?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 151 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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More drives

Whittier 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	58	61	65	64	65	69	72	78	80	102	125	124	115	95	75	61	55
Tue	54	62	69	66	65	69	72	74	80	108	126	124	116	100	81	64	55
Wed	54	63	71	67	64	66	67	71	78	96	113	125	123	97	80	68	55
Thu	54	63	68	65	64	68	73	77	82	116	139	146	130	103	83	71	57
Fri	54	61	68	69	69	69	74	90	101	136	141	141	134	108	81	68	57
Sat	54	55	57	62	66	69	78	79	92	92	94	85	82	74	70	69	56
Sun	55	54	54	56	60	64	69	72	75	78	89	84	82	74	69	68	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	61	65	64	65	69	72	78	80	102	125	124	115	95	75	61	55
Tue	54	62	69	66	65	69	72	74	80	108	126	124	116	100	81	64	55
Wed	54	63	71	67	64	66	67	71	78	96	113	125	123	97	80	68	55
Thu	54	63	68	65	64	68	73	77	82	116	139	146	130	103	83	71	57
Fri	54	61	68	69	69	69	74	90	101	136	141	141	134	108	81	68	57
Sat	54	55	57	62	66	69	78	79	92	92	94	85	82	74	70	69	56
Sun	55	54	54	56	60	64	69	72	75	78	89	84	82	74	69	68	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	61	65	64	65	69	72	78	80	102	125	124	115	95	75	61	55
Tue	54	62	69	66	65	69	72	74	80	108	126	124	116	100	81	64	55
Wed	54	63	71	67	64	66	67	71	78	96	113	125	123	97	80	68	55
Thu	54	63	68	65	64	68	73	77	82	116	139	146	130	103	83	71	57
Fri	54	61	68	69	69	69	74	90	101	136	141	141	134	108	81	68	57
Sat	54	55	57	62	66	69	78	79	92	92	94	85	82	74	70	69	56
Sun	55	54	54	56	60	64	69	72	75	78	89	84	82	74	69	68	57