Best Time to Drive from Beverly Hills to Simi Valley

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 39 minutes via SR-118 West and I-405 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Beverly Hills 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	37	37	38	40	39	39	40	41	46	72	116	132	114	84	53	40	37
Tue	37	37	39	41	40	39	40	42	46	69	119	138	116	87	59	42	38
Wed	37	38	39	40	41	40	40	41	46	64	110	134	122	96	65	43	39
Thu	39	39	40	42	42	41	42	45	53	63	102	129	111	85	59	43	38
Fri	37	38	39	42	41	41	41	42	49	70	104	117	103	75	49	41	38
Sat	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	42	45	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Beverly Hills to Simi Valley (via SR-118 West and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Beverly Hills to central Simi Valley 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 Beverly Hills to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Beverly Hills to Simi Valley?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 37 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Beverly Hills to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (15 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	38	40	39	39	40	41	46	72	116	132	114	84	53	40	37
Tue	37	37	39	41	40	39	40	42	46	69	119	138	116	87	59	42	38
Wed	37	38	39	40	41	40	40	41	46	64	110	134	122	96	65	43	39
Thu	39	39	40	42	42	41	42	45	53	63	102	129	111	85	59	43	38
Fri	37	38	39	42	41	41	41	42	49	70	104	117	103	75	49	41	38
Sat	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	42	45	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	38	40	39	39	40	41	46	72	116	132	114	84	53	40	37
Tue	37	37	39	41	40	39	40	42	46	69	119	138	116	87	59	42	38
Wed	37	38	39	40	41	40	40	41	46	64	110	134	122	96	65	43	39
Thu	39	39	40	42	42	41	42	45	53	63	102	129	111	85	59	43	38
Fri	37	38	39	42	41	41	41	42	49	70	104	117	103	75	49	41	38
Sat	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	42	45	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	38	40	39	39	40	41	46	72	116	132	114	84	53	40	37
Tue	37	37	39	41	40	39	40	42	46	69	119	138	116	87	59	42	38
Wed	37	38	39	40	41	40	40	41	46	64	110	134	122	96	65	43	39
Thu	39	39	40	42	42	41	42	45	53	63	102	129	111	85	59	43	38
Fri	37	38	39	42	41	41	41	42	49	70	104	117	103	75	49	41	38
Sat	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	42	45	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	37