Best Time to Drive from Azusa to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 66 minutes via SR-118 West and I-210 West and I-5 North, usually 65 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Azusa 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	52	56	73	86	79	72	66	63	63	63	68	78	77	63	57	56	53
Tue	53	57	77	91	85	76	68	63	60	61	69	85	81	66	58	56	54
Wed	52	58	78	89	81	72	66	64	62	63	77	91	86	72	60	56	53
Thu	53	58	74	86	81	72	69	65	62	65	75	92	89	72	60	59	53
Fri	53	59	67	73	71	70	70	69	71	70	80	82	78	69	63	57	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	56	58	65	68	66	67	67	65	65	63	62	57	54
Sun	53	53	52	53	53	54	55	59	64	63	64	64	63	65	63	60	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Azusa to Simi Valley (via SR-118 West and I-210 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) 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 Azusa to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 52 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Azusa to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	56	73	86	79	72	66	63	63	63	68	78	77	63	57	56	53
Tue	53	57	77	91	85	76	68	63	60	61	69	85	81	66	58	56	54
Wed	52	58	78	89	81	72	66	64	62	63	77	91	86	72	60	56	53
Thu	53	58	74	86	81	72	69	65	62	65	75	92	89	72	60	59	53
Fri	53	59	67	73	71	70	70	69	71	70	80	82	78	69	63	57	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	56	58	65	68	66	67	67	65	65	63	62	57	54
Sun	53	53	52	53	53	54	55	59	64	63	64	64	63	65	63	60	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	56	73	86	79	72	66	63	63	63	68	78	77	63	57	56	53
Tue	53	57	77	91	85	76	68	63	60	61	69	85	81	66	58	56	54
Wed	52	58	78	89	81	72	66	64	62	63	77	91	86	72	60	56	53
Thu	53	58	74	86	81	72	69	65	62	65	75	92	89	72	60	59	53
Fri	53	59	67	73	71	70	70	69	71	70	80	82	78	69	63	57	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	56	58	65	68	66	67	67	65	65	63	62	57	54
Sun	53	53	52	53	53	54	55	59	64	63	64	64	63	65	63	60	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	56	73	86	79	72	66	63	63	63	68	78	77	63	57	56	53
Tue	53	57	77	91	85	76	68	63	60	61	69	85	81	66	58	56	54
Wed	52	58	78	89	81	72	66	64	62	63	77	91	86	72	60	56	53
Thu	53	58	74	86	81	72	69	65	62	65	75	92	89	72	60	59	53
Fri	53	59	67	73	71	70	70	69	71	70	80	82	78	69	63	57	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	56	58	65	68	66	67	67	65	65	63	62	57	54
Sun	53	53	52	53	53	54	55	59	64	63	64	64	63	65	63	60	54