Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Simi Valley

Right now (11:04 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via SR-118 West and I-5 North.

Only 15% 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 Arcadia 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	47	48	51	61	63	61	56	55	54	57	62	75	72	59	50	49	46
Tue	47	48	51	65	68	62	60	56	54	56	66	82	81	64	53	50	48
Wed	46	48	51	65	64	60	57	57	56	60	71	90	82	68	56	50	47
Thu	47	49	52	66	67	62	58	58	56	61	73	91	85	70	55	50	47
Fri	47	50	51	58	58	60	62	61	67	71	79	82	76	65	56	51	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	49	51	55	60	59	63	61	60	58	56	53	50	48
Sun	47	46	46	46	47	48	48	50	54	53	53	54	53	54	54	53	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Arcadia to Simi Valley (via SR-118 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 46 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	51	61	63	61	56	55	54	57	62	75	72	59	50	49	46
Tue	47	48	51	65	68	62	60	56	54	56	66	82	81	64	53	50	48
Wed	46	48	51	65	64	60	57	57	56	60	71	90	82	68	56	50	47
Thu	47	49	52	66	67	62	58	58	56	61	73	91	85	70	55	50	47
Fri	47	50	51	58	58	60	62	61	67	71	79	82	76	65	56	51	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	49	51	55	60	59	63	61	60	58	56	53	50	48
Sun	47	46	46	46	47	48	48	50	54	53	53	54	53	54	54	53	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	51	61	63	61	56	55	54	57	62	75	72	59	50	49	46
Tue	47	48	51	65	68	62	60	56	54	56	66	82	81	64	53	50	48
Wed	46	48	51	65	64	60	57	57	56	60	71	90	82	68	56	50	47
Thu	47	49	52	66	67	62	58	58	56	61	73	91	85	70	55	50	47
Fri	47	50	51	58	58	60	62	61	67	71	79	82	76	65	56	51	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	49	51	55	60	59	63	61	60	58	56	53	50	48
Sun	47	46	46	46	47	48	48	50	54	53	53	54	53	54	54	53	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	51	61	63	61	56	55	54	57	62	75	72	59	50	49	46
Tue	47	48	51	65	68	62	60	56	54	56	66	82	81	64	53	50	48
Wed	46	48	51	65	64	60	57	57	56	60	71	90	82	68	56	50	47
Thu	47	49	52	66	67	62	58	58	56	61	73	91	85	70	55	50	47
Fri	47	50	51	58	58	60	62	61	67	71	79	82	76	65	56	51	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	49	51	55	60	59	63	61	60	58	56	53	50	48
Sun	47	46	46	46	47	48	48	50	54	53	53	54	53	54	54	53	47