Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Simi Valley

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 86 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Anaheim to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Simi Valley to Anaheim

Freeway, about 65 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 6 to 8 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 Disneyland to central Simi Valley (3rd Street) 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 Anaheim to Simi Valley 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	63	75	89	93	87	81	77	76	76	79	85	85	83	76	67	65	63
Tue	63	77	93	96	89	81	77	75	75	76	84	88	86	79	70	65	63
Wed	63	77	92	94	89	82	76	75	75	78	86	89	86	80	71	67	63
Thu	63	77	93	94	89	83	78	76	76	79	87	92	88	81	72	67	63
Fri	63	74	86	87	85	82	80	80	82	86	92	92	88	82	74	68	64
Sat	63	64	65	67	70	74	77	79	81	81	81	79	78	75	72	68	64
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	69	72	75	77	79	79	76	74	73	72	71	65

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 Anaheim to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Simi Valley?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 63 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	75	89	93	87	81	77	76	76	79	85	85	83	76	67	65	63
Tue	63	77	93	96	89	81	77	75	75	76	84	88	86	79	70	65	63
Wed	63	77	92	94	89	82	76	75	75	78	86	89	86	80	71	67	63
Thu	63	77	93	94	89	83	78	76	76	79	87	92	88	81	72	67	63
Fri	63	74	86	87	85	82	80	80	82	86	92	92	88	82	74	68	64
Sat	63	64	65	67	70	74	77	79	81	81	81	79	78	75	72	68	64
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	69	72	75	77	79	79	76	74	73	72	71	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	75	89	93	87	81	77	76	76	79	85	85	83	76	67	65	63
Tue	63	77	93	96	89	81	77	75	75	76	84	88	86	79	70	65	63
Wed	63	77	92	94	89	82	76	75	75	78	86	89	86	80	71	67	63
Thu	63	77	93	94	89	83	78	76	76	79	87	92	88	81	72	67	63
Fri	63	74	86	87	85	82	80	80	82	86	92	92	88	82	74	68	64
Sat	63	64	65	67	70	74	77	79	81	81	81	79	78	75	72	68	64
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	69	72	75	77	79	79	76	74	73	72	71	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	75	89	93	87	81	77	76	76	79	85	85	83	76	67	65	63
Tue	63	77	93	96	89	81	77	75	75	76	84	88	86	79	70	65	63
Wed	63	77	92	94	89	82	76	75	75	78	86	89	86	80	71	67	63
Thu	63	77	93	94	89	83	78	76	76	79	87	92	88	81	72	67	63
Fri	63	74	86	87	85	82	80	80	82	86	92	92	88	82	74	68	64
Sat	63	64	65	67	70	74	77	79	81	81	81	79	78	75	72	68	64
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	69	72	75	77	79	79	76	74	73	72	71	65