Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Thousand Oaks

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 34 minutes via US-101 South.

Only 6% 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 Ventura to Thousand Oaks 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	34	34	35	38	41	36	40	39	41	39	42	44	43	43	34	34	34
Tue	34	34	36	38	40	37	40	40	39	39	39	40	42	39	34	34	34
Wed	34	34	36	38	44	36	38	40	38	38	39	44	43	40	34	34	34
Thu	34	34	35	38	42	36	38	40	41	40	39	41	42	42	34	34	34
Fri	34	34	35	38	41	38	40	40	41	41	41	43	44	41	34	34	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	37	39	43	47	43	39	38	37	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	38	40	42	47	49	41	40	37	35	34	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Ventura to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (49 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (23 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Thousand Oaks 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 Ventura to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 34 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	35	38	41	36	40	39	41	39	42	44	43	43	34	34	34
Tue	34	34	36	38	40	37	40	40	39	39	39	40	42	39	34	34	34
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Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	38	40	42	47	49	41	40	37	35	34	34

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Tue	34	34	36	38	40	37	40	40	39	39	39	40	42	39	34	34	34
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