Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 33 minutes via SR-118 West, usually 34 at this time.

None 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 Canyon Country 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	32	48	62	52	40	35	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	33	32
Tue	31	62	83	65	43	35	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	36	35	35	33
Wed	32	42	58	55	40	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	35	34	32
Thu	32	54	70	51	36	35	34	33	35	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	33
Fri	32	38	45	38	34	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	33
Sat	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	36	37	33	34	34	34	33	32	33	31
Sun	32	33	33	32	33	32	33	33	33	34	33	34	33	34	35	35	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Canyon Country to Simi Valley (via SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Simi Valley?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 31 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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More drives

Simi Valley to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Long Beach · Canyon Country to Anaheim · Canyon Country to Riverside · Canyon Country to Santa Ana · Canyon Country to Irvine · Canyon Country to Fontana · Canyon Country to Huntington Beach · Canyon Country to Glendale · Canyon Country to Garden Grove · Canyon Country to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	48	62	52	40	35	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	33	32
Tue	31	62	83	65	43	35	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	36	35	35	33
Wed	32	42	58	55	40	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	35	34	32
Thu	32	54	70	51	36	35	34	33	35	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	33
Fri	32	38	45	38	34	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	33
Sat	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	36	37	33	34	34	34	33	32	33	31
Sun	32	33	33	32	33	32	33	33	33	34	33	34	33	34	35	35	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	48	62	52	40	35	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	33	32
Tue	31	62	83	65	43	35	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	36	35	35	33
Wed	32	42	58	55	40	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	35	34	32
Thu	32	54	70	51	36	35	34	33	35	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	33
Fri	32	38	45	38	34	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	33
Sat	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	36	37	33	34	34	34	33	32	33	31
Sun	32	33	33	32	33	32	33	33	33	34	33	34	33	34	35	35	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	48	62	52	40	35	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	33	32
Tue	31	62	83	65	43	35	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	36	35	35	33
Wed	32	42	58	55	40	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	35	34	32
Thu	32	54	70	51	36	35	34	33	35	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	33
Fri	32	38	45	38	34	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	33
Sat	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	36	37	33	34	34	34	33	32	33	31
Sun	32	33	33	32	33	32	33	33	33	34	33	34	33	34	35	35	31