Best Time to Drive from Carson to Simi Valley

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-405 North and SR-118 West, usually 55 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Carson 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	51	51	52	53	53	54	55	59	68	123	176	173	141	102	70	56	52
Tue	51	52	53	54	55	54	56	59	66	107	177	174	143	106	74	56	52
Wed	51	52	53	55	55	55	55	58	67	103	166	177	155	119	84	60	54
Thu	54	54	55	57	57	57	59	65	80	104	160	169	142	107	76	59	53
Fri	51	52	54	57	57	56	57	60	73	105	149	156	131	95	67	57	53
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	59	63	59	56	55	53	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	54	55	55	55	55	55	54	53	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Carson to Simi Valley (via I-405 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 182 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 182 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 51 to 182 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 182 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

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More drives

Simi Valley to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Oxnard · Carson to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	52	53	53	54	55	59	68	123	176	173	141	102	70	56	52
Tue	51	52	53	54	55	54	56	59	66	107	177	174	143	106	74	56	52
Wed	51	52	53	55	55	55	55	58	67	103	166	177	155	119	84	60	54
Thu	54	54	55	57	57	57	59	65	80	104	160	169	142	107	76	59	53
Fri	51	52	54	57	57	56	57	60	73	105	149	156	131	95	67	57	53
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	59	63	59	56	55	53	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	54	55	55	55	55	55	54	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	52	53	53	54	55	59	68	123	176	173	141	102	70	56	52
Tue	51	52	53	54	55	54	56	59	66	107	177	174	143	106	74	56	52
Wed	51	52	53	55	55	55	55	58	67	103	166	177	155	119	84	60	54
Thu	54	54	55	57	57	57	59	65	80	104	160	169	142	107	76	59	53
Fri	51	52	54	57	57	56	57	60	73	105	149	156	131	95	67	57	53
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	59	63	59	56	55	53	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	54	55	55	55	55	55	54	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	52	53	53	54	55	59	68	123	176	173	141	102	70	56	52
Tue	51	52	53	54	55	54	56	59	66	107	177	174	143	106	74	56	52
Wed	51	52	53	55	55	55	55	58	67	103	166	177	155	119	84	60	54
Thu	54	54	55	57	57	57	59	65	80	104	160	169	142	107	76	59	53
Fri	51	52	54	57	57	56	57	60	73	105	149	156	131	95	67	57	53
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	59	63	59	56	55	53	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	55	54	55	55	55	55	55	54	53	52