Best Time to Drive from Chino Hills to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 84 minutes via SR-60 West and I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 124 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Chino 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	64	132	155	161	158	147	134	133	132	130	126	134	118	107	94	72	67
Tue	64	126	144	153	156	141	124	117	113	118	126	136	121	114	99	76	67
Wed	63	117	134	137	151	142	130	114	116	119	124	135	124	119	105	84	68
Thu	65	120	138	143	149	131	128	124	124	119	124	136	123	120	110	88	70
Fri	64	118	139	143	137	127	126	121	119	114	120	122	116	112	112	91	68
Sat	66	68	73	78	96	113	125	111	126	126	126	123	123	129	126	95	72
Sun	67	67	66	67	69	80	111	124	129	137	140	131	130	128	117	94	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Chino Hills to Simi Valley (via SR-60 West and I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 122 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (140 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chino 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 Chino Hills to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 63 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 122 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chino Hills to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 8 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Simi Valley to Chino Hills (return trip) · Chino Hills to Los Angeles · Chino Hills to Long Beach · Chino Hills to Anaheim · Chino Hills to Riverside · Chino Hills to Santa Ana · Chino Hills to Irvine · Chino Hills to San Bernardino · Chino Hills to Fontana · Chino Hills to Moreno Valley · Chino Hills to Huntington Beach · Chino Hills to Glendale

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	132	155	161	158	147	134	133	132	130	126	134	118	107	94	72	67
Tue	64	126	144	153	156	141	124	117	113	118	126	136	121	114	99	76	67
Wed	63	117	134	137	151	142	130	114	116	119	124	135	124	119	105	84	68
Thu	65	120	138	143	149	131	128	124	124	119	124	136	123	120	110	88	70
Fri	64	118	139	143	137	127	126	121	119	114	120	122	116	112	112	91	68
Sat	66	68	73	78	96	113	125	111	126	126	126	123	123	129	126	95	72
Sun	67	67	66	67	69	80	111	124	129	137	140	131	130	128	117	94	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	132	155	161	158	147	134	133	132	130	126	134	118	107	94	72	67
Tue	64	126	144	153	156	141	124	117	113	118	126	136	121	114	99	76	67
Wed	63	117	134	137	151	142	130	114	116	119	124	135	124	119	105	84	68
Thu	65	120	138	143	149	131	128	124	124	119	124	136	123	120	110	88	70
Fri	64	118	139	143	137	127	126	121	119	114	120	122	116	112	112	91	68
Sat	66	68	73	78	96	113	125	111	126	126	126	123	123	129	126	95	72
Sun	67	67	66	67	69	80	111	124	129	137	140	131	130	128	117	94	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	132	155	161	158	147	134	133	132	130	126	134	118	107	94	72	67
Tue	64	126	144	153	156	141	124	117	113	118	126	136	121	114	99	76	67
Wed	63	117	134	137	151	142	130	114	116	119	124	135	124	119	105	84	68
Thu	65	120	138	143	149	131	128	124	124	119	124	136	123	120	110	88	70
Fri	64	118	139	143	137	127	126	121	119	114	120	122	116	112	112	91	68
Sat	66	68	73	78	96	113	125	111	126	126	126	123	123	129	126	95	72
Sun	67	67	66	67	69	80	111	124	129	137	140	131	130	128	117	94	77