Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Yorba Linda

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 124 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 105 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Yorba Linda 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	69	75	81	78	79	80	83	87	90	105	133	130	121	103	89	74	67
Tue	67	78	88	84	79	81	84	86	90	116	133	128	121	105	92	76	67
Wed	66	76	88	84	79	80	82	85	89	105	120	128	127	103	90	80	68
Thu	67	80	90	84	81	83	86	88	90	121	142	149	133	108	93	82	69
Fri	67	75	83	82	83	82	86	100	108	136	146	145	136	118	90	80	69
Sat	67	68	70	75	77	79	85	86	95	98	100	92	89	84	80	79	68
Sun	67	67	67	69	72	76	79	81	82	86	94	93	93	86	82	80	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Yorba Linda (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 5 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Thousand Oaks to Yorba Linda?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 66 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 153 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (41 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	81	78	79	80	83	87	90	105	133	130	121	103	89	74	67
Tue	67	78	88	84	79	81	84	86	90	116	133	128	121	105	92	76	67
Wed	66	76	88	84	79	80	82	85	89	105	120	128	127	103	90	80	68
Thu	67	80	90	84	81	83	86	88	90	121	142	149	133	108	93	82	69
Fri	67	75	83	82	83	82	86	100	108	136	146	145	136	118	90	80	69
Sat	67	68	70	75	77	79	85	86	95	98	100	92	89	84	80	79	68
Sun	67	67	67	69	72	76	79	81	82	86	94	93	93	86	82	80	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	81	78	79	80	83	87	90	105	133	130	121	103	89	74	67
Tue	67	78	88	84	79	81	84	86	90	116	133	128	121	105	92	76	67
Wed	66	76	88	84	79	80	82	85	89	105	120	128	127	103	90	80	68
Thu	67	80	90	84	81	83	86	88	90	121	142	149	133	108	93	82	69
Fri	67	75	83	82	83	82	86	100	108	136	146	145	136	118	90	80	69
Sat	67	68	70	75	77	79	85	86	95	98	100	92	89	84	80	79	68
Sun	67	67	67	69	72	76	79	81	82	86	94	93	93	86	82	80	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	81	78	79	80	83	87	90	105	133	130	121	103	89	74	67
Tue	67	78	88	84	79	81	84	86	90	116	133	128	121	105	92	76	67
Wed	66	76	88	84	79	80	82	85	89	105	120	128	127	103	90	80	68
Thu	67	80	90	84	81	83	86	88	90	121	142	149	133	108	93	82	69
Fri	67	75	83	82	83	82	86	100	108	136	146	145	136	118	90	80	69
Sat	67	68	70	75	77	79	85	86	95	98	100	92	89	84	80	79	68
Sun	67	67	67	69	72	76	79	81	82	86	94	93	93	86	82	80	70