Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 82 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 87 at this time.

Only 6% 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 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	77	89	95	94	89	86	85	87	87	95	102	94	82	75	67	64
Tue	63	79	88	95	94	92	84	83	82	86	93	106	96	83	77	68	65
Wed	62	76	84	89	95	89	86	83	82	84	100	109	100	87	80	71	64
Thu	63	77	86	90	93	89	85	85	85	87	100	112	103	88	81	74	65
Fri	63	77	82	87	88	85	85	85	86	90	97	96	93	90	84	75	65
Sat	63	64	66	68	73	80	84	81	86	86	87	87	88	88	87	78	67
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	71	77	82	84	87	90	89	89	90	87	78	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Anaheim to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Simi Valley (3rd Street) 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 Anaheim to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 62 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (31 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 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	63	77	89	95	94	89	86	85	87	87	95	102	94	82	75	67	64
Tue	63	79	88	95	94	92	84	83	82	86	93	106	96	83	77	68	65
Wed	62	76	84	89	95	89	86	83	82	84	100	109	100	87	80	71	64
Thu	63	77	86	90	93	89	85	85	85	87	100	112	103	88	81	74	65
Fri	63	77	82	87	88	85	85	85	86	90	97	96	93	90	84	75	65
Sat	63	64	66	68	73	80	84	81	86	86	87	87	88	88	87	78	67
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	71	77	82	84	87	90	89	89	90	87	78	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	77	89	95	94	89	86	85	87	87	95	102	94	82	75	67	64
Tue	63	79	88	95	94	92	84	83	82	86	93	106	96	83	77	68	65
Wed	62	76	84	89	95	89	86	83	82	84	100	109	100	87	80	71	64
Thu	63	77	86	90	93	89	85	85	85	87	100	112	103	88	81	74	65
Fri	63	77	82	87	88	85	85	85	86	90	97	96	93	90	84	75	65
Sat	63	64	66	68	73	80	84	81	86	86	87	87	88	88	87	78	67
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	71	77	82	84	87	90	89	89	90	87	78	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	77	89	95	94	89	86	85	87	87	95	102	94	82	75	67	64
Tue	63	79	88	95	94	92	84	83	82	86	93	106	96	83	77	68	65
Wed	62	76	84	89	95	89	86	83	82	84	100	109	100	87	80	71	64
Thu	63	77	86	90	93	89	85	85	85	87	100	112	103	88	81	74	65
Fri	63	77	82	87	88	85	85	85	86	90	97	96	93	90	84	75	65
Sat	63	64	66	68	73	80	84	81	86	86	87	87	88	88	87	78	67
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	71	77	82	84	87	90	89	89	90	87	78	68