Best Time to Drive from Ventura to Thousand Oaks

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 42 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (45 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Thousand Oaks to Ventura

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 14 miles: 23 to 28 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Ventura to central Thousand Oaks along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	36	37	35	37	37	38	37	39	40	39	39	34	34	34
Tue	34	35	35	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	40	37	34	34	34
Wed	34	35	35	37	40	35	38	37	38	37	38	41	42	38	34	34	34
Thu	34	35	35	37	38	35	37	38	39	38	38	38	41	39	34	34	34
Fri	34	35	35	37	39	36	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	38	34	34	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	40	43	40	37	36	35	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	36	36	40	44	43	38	37	36	34	35	34

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 9 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 42 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 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ventura to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

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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	36	37	35	37	37	38	37	39	40	39	39	34	34	34
Tue	34	35	35	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	40	37	34	34	34
Wed	34	35	35	37	40	35	38	37	38	37	38	41	42	38	34	34	34
Thu	34	35	35	37	38	35	37	38	39	38	38	38	41	39	34	34	34
Fri	34	35	35	37	39	36	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	38	34	34	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	40	43	40	37	36	35	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	36	36	40	44	43	38	37	36	34	35	34

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

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