Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 73 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Buena Park 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	55	65	77	82	80	77	73	73	74	74	80	87	83	70	65	59	56
Tue	55	67	76	85	80	79	73	72	70	73	78	91	86	72	67	60	56
Wed	55	65	74	79	80	76	73	71	70	71	83	93	90	75	69	62	56
Thu	55	65	75	78	81	77	73	73	73	74	85	99	94	76	69	64	56
Fri	55	65	71	74	75	73	73	72	75	76	83	83	81	77	72	65	57
Sat	55	56	58	59	63	69	73	70	73	73	74	74	74	73	73	68	59
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	60	66	69	71	73	75	77	75	77	75	69	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Buena Park to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 100 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 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park 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 Buena Park to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Simi Valley?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 55 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (32 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (9 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	55	65	77	82	80	77	73	73	74	74	80	87	83	70	65	59	56
Tue	55	67	76	85	80	79	73	72	70	73	78	91	86	72	67	60	56
Wed	55	65	74	79	80	76	73	71	70	71	83	93	90	75	69	62	56
Thu	55	65	75	78	81	77	73	73	73	74	85	99	94	76	69	64	56
Fri	55	65	71	74	75	73	73	72	75	76	83	83	81	77	72	65	57
Sat	55	56	58	59	63	69	73	70	73	73	74	74	74	73	73	68	59
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	60	66	69	71	73	75	77	75	77	75	69	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	65	77	82	80	77	73	73	74	74	80	87	83	70	65	59	56
Tue	55	67	76	85	80	79	73	72	70	73	78	91	86	72	67	60	56
Wed	55	65	74	79	80	76	73	71	70	71	83	93	90	75	69	62	56
Thu	55	65	75	78	81	77	73	73	73	74	85	99	94	76	69	64	56
Fri	55	65	71	74	75	73	73	72	75	76	83	83	81	77	72	65	57
Sat	55	56	58	59	63	69	73	70	73	73	74	74	74	73	73	68	59
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	60	66	69	71	73	75	77	75	77	75	69	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	65	77	82	80	77	73	73	74	74	80	87	83	70	65	59	56
Tue	55	67	76	85	80	79	73	72	70	73	78	91	86	72	67	60	56
Wed	55	65	74	79	80	76	73	71	70	71	83	93	90	75	69	62	56
Thu	55	65	75	78	81	77	73	73	73	74	85	99	94	76	69	64	56
Fri	55	65	71	74	75	73	73	72	75	76	83	83	81	77	72	65	57
Sat	55	56	58	59	63	69	73	70	73	73	74	74	74	73	73	68	59
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	60	66	69	71	73	75	77	75	77	75	69	60