Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Thousand Oaks

Right now (7:50 pm PST): about 68 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 83 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 Whittier 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	57	110	129	135	123	110	114	116	129	142	163	146	123	106	90	61	57
Tue	55	99	127	143	134	118	103	107	129	167	162	139	119	111	95	71	57
Wed	55	95	120	132	133	117	116	112	124	153	154	140	118	110	99	74	60
Thu	55	91	116	139	125	113	113	121	154	164	163	143	119	109	113	83	60
Fri	56	76	113	125	119	114	116	140	165	166	157	143	125	126	121	89	62
Sat	57	57	58	70	90	120	131	148	154	153	164	153	144	139	124	89	66
Sun	57	56	57	57	61	91	110	134	138	144	141	129	127	128	115	91	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Whittier to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 171 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 132 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (164 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (14 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter Avenue) 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 Whittier to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 171 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 55 to 171 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 132 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 171 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	110	129	135	123	110	114	116	129	142	163	146	123	106	90	61	57
Tue	55	99	127	143	134	118	103	107	129	167	162	139	119	111	95	71	57
Wed	55	95	120	132	133	117	116	112	124	153	154	140	118	110	99	74	60
Thu	55	91	116	139	125	113	113	121	154	164	163	143	119	109	113	83	60
Fri	56	76	113	125	119	114	116	140	165	166	157	143	125	126	121	89	62
Sat	57	57	58	70	90	120	131	148	154	153	164	153	144	139	124	89	66
Sun	57	56	57	57	61	91	110	134	138	144	141	129	127	128	115	91	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	110	129	135	123	110	114	116	129	142	163	146	123	106	90	61	57
Tue	55	99	127	143	134	118	103	107	129	167	162	139	119	111	95	71	57
Wed	55	95	120	132	133	117	116	112	124	153	154	140	118	110	99	74	60
Thu	55	91	116	139	125	113	113	121	154	164	163	143	119	109	113	83	60
Fri	56	76	113	125	119	114	116	140	165	166	157	143	125	126	121	89	62
Sat	57	57	58	70	90	120	131	148	154	153	164	153	144	139	124	89	66
Sun	57	56	57	57	61	91	110	134	138	144	141	129	127	128	115	91	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	110	129	135	123	110	114	116	129	142	163	146	123	106	90	61	57
Tue	55	99	127	143	134	118	103	107	129	167	162	139	119	111	95	71	57
Wed	55	95	120	132	133	117	116	112	124	153	154	140	118	110	99	74	60
Thu	55	91	116	139	125	113	113	121	154	164	163	143	119	109	113	83	60
Fri	56	76	113	125	119	114	116	140	165	166	157	143	125	126	121	89	62
Sat	57	57	58	70	90	120	131	148	154	153	164	153	144	139	124	89	66
Sun	57	56	57	57	61	91	110	134	138	144	141	129	127	128	115	91	66