Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Thousand Oaks

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 108 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 103 at this time.

Only 8% 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	56	78	83	85	83	78	82	81	86	79	93	115	107	86	79	60	57
Tue	55	70	85	94	85	83	77	79	74	86	106	127	120	90	82	68	56
Wed	54	69	83	94	88	81	76	77	76	92	111	128	122	97	86	68	57
Thu	54	68	81	93	85	80	81	82	87	87	105	120	117	95	87	70	60
Fri	56	67	79	90	89	79	78	80	87	94	103	100	95	88	88	78	57
Sat	56	57	57	60	71	76	85	84	85	91	97	96	87	86	83	73	60
Sun	56	56	55	56	57	65	71	78	82	87	91	87	82	81	76	72	60

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 54 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (97 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 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 54 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 128 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	56	78	83	85	83	78	82	81	86	79	93	115	107	86	79	60	57
Tue	55	70	85	94	85	83	77	79	74	86	106	127	120	90	82	68	56
Wed	54	69	83	94	88	81	76	77	76	92	111	128	122	97	86	68	57
Thu	54	68	81	93	85	80	81	82	87	87	105	120	117	95	87	70	60
Fri	56	67	79	90	89	79	78	80	87	94	103	100	95	88	88	78	57
Sat	56	57	57	60	71	76	85	84	85	91	97	96	87	86	83	73	60
Sun	56	56	55	56	57	65	71	78	82	87	91	87	82	81	76	72	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	78	83	85	83	78	82	81	86	79	93	115	107	86	79	60	57
Tue	55	70	85	94	85	83	77	79	74	86	106	127	120	90	82	68	56
Wed	54	69	83	94	88	81	76	77	76	92	111	128	122	97	86	68	57
Thu	54	68	81	93	85	80	81	82	87	87	105	120	117	95	87	70	60
Fri	56	67	79	90	89	79	78	80	87	94	103	100	95	88	88	78	57
Sat	56	57	57	60	71	76	85	84	85	91	97	96	87	86	83	73	60
Sun	56	56	55	56	57	65	71	78	82	87	91	87	82	81	76	72	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	78	83	85	83	78	82	81	86	79	93	115	107	86	79	60	57
Tue	55	70	85	94	85	83	77	79	74	86	106	127	120	90	82	68	56
Wed	54	69	83	94	88	81	76	77	76	92	111	128	122	97	86	68	57
Thu	54	68	81	93	85	80	81	82	87	87	105	120	117	95	87	70	60
Fri	56	67	79	90	89	79	78	80	87	94	103	100	95	88	88	78	57
Sat	56	57	57	60	71	76	85	84	85	91	97	96	87	86	83	73	60
Sun	56	56	55	56	57	65	71	78	82	87	91	87	82	81	76	72	60