Best Time to Drive from Burbank to Simi Valley

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via SR-118 West and I-5 North, usually 32 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 Burbank 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	30	30	32	32	34	34	35	34	34	35	36	40	45	38	34	32	30
Tue	31	30	31	31	33	34	34	34	33	34	34	41	49	41	35	34	32
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Sun	30	30	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	32	34	35	36	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Burbank to Simi Valley (via SR-118 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (36 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burbank (East Olive Avenue) 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 Burbank to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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
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