Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Thousand Oaks

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 98 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 86 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Yorba Linda 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	67	86	90	96	93	86	84	82	83	84	88	103	103	82	73	68	67
Tue	67	85	93	100	97	90	83	82	80	84	95	120	118	86	75	69	67
Wed	67	84	89	96	99	88	85	82	82	85	105	126	121	94	79	71	69
Thu	67	82	89	95	94	85	84	82	81	86	102	119	115	91	80	73	69
Fri	67	81	82	87	87	84	82	84	86	89	100	96	95	88	82	74	68
Sat	68	71	70	72	78	81	84	82	85	84	84	85	85	83	83	76	69
Sun	68	68	67	68	70	74	79	82	83	84	85	85	82	83	82	77	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Thousand Oaks (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda to Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 67 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	67	86	90	96	93	86	84	82	83	84	88	103	103	82	73	68	67
Tue	67	85	93	100	97	90	83	82	80	84	95	120	118	86	75	69	67
Wed	67	84	89	96	99	88	85	82	82	85	105	126	121	94	79	71	69
Thu	67	82	89	95	94	85	84	82	81	86	102	119	115	91	80	73	69
Fri	67	81	82	87	87	84	82	84	86	89	100	96	95	88	82	74	68
Sat	68	71	70	72	78	81	84	82	85	84	84	85	85	83	83	76	69
Sun	68	68	67	68	70	74	79	82	83	84	85	85	82	83	82	77	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	86	90	96	93	86	84	82	83	84	88	103	103	82	73	68	67
Tue	67	85	93	100	97	90	83	82	80	84	95	120	118	86	75	69	67
Wed	67	84	89	96	99	88	85	82	82	85	105	126	121	94	79	71	69
Thu	67	82	89	95	94	85	84	82	81	86	102	119	115	91	80	73	69
Fri	67	81	82	87	87	84	82	84	86	89	100	96	95	88	82	74	68
Sat	68	71	70	72	78	81	84	82	85	84	84	85	85	83	83	76	69
Sun	68	68	67	68	70	74	79	82	83	84	85	85	82	83	82	77	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	86	90	96	93	86	84	82	83	84	88	103	103	82	73	68	67
Tue	67	85	93	100	97	90	83	82	80	84	95	120	118	86	75	69	67
Wed	67	84	89	96	99	88	85	82	82	85	105	126	121	94	79	71	69
Thu	67	82	89	95	94	85	84	82	81	86	102	119	115	91	80	73	69
Fri	67	81	82	87	87	84	82	84	86	89	100	96	95	88	82	74	68
Sat	68	71	70	72	78	81	84	82	85	84	84	85	85	83	83	76	69
Sun	68	68	67	68	70	74	79	82	83	84	85	85	82	83	82	77	69