Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 78 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 90 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Claremont 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	65	95	111	110	105	97	91	89	89	90	94	102	93	83	77	70	67
Tue	65	94	112	114	108	98	88	87	85	88	94	105	95	85	80	72	69
Wed	65	91	109	108	107	98	92	86	85	87	100	107	99	95	95	86	69
Thu	66	91	104	105	103	95	90	89	88	90	100	108	101	90	84	80	69
Fri	66	84	91	96	93	89	88	88	89	91	96	93	93	94	97	89	70
Sat	66	67	69	71	78	83	87	86	93	92	89	90	90	94	95	82	71
Sun	67	66	67	67	68	73	80	84	87	89	92	89	90	93	91	84	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Claremont to Simi Valley (via I-10 West and I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita 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 Claremont to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 65 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (30 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	95	111	110	105	97	91	89	89	90	94	102	93	83	77	70	67
Tue	65	94	112	114	108	98	88	87	85	88	94	105	95	85	80	72	69
Wed	65	91	109	108	107	98	92	86	85	87	100	107	99	95	95	86	69
Thu	66	91	104	105	103	95	90	89	88	90	100	108	101	90	84	80	69
Fri	66	84	91	96	93	89	88	88	89	91	96	93	93	94	97	89	70
Sat	66	67	69	71	78	83	87	86	93	92	89	90	90	94	95	82	71
Sun	67	66	67	67	68	73	80	84	87	89	92	89	90	93	91	84	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	95	111	110	105	97	91	89	89	90	94	102	93	83	77	70	67
Tue	65	94	112	114	108	98	88	87	85	88	94	105	95	85	80	72	69
Wed	65	91	109	108	107	98	92	86	85	87	100	107	99	95	95	86	69
Thu	66	91	104	105	103	95	90	89	88	90	100	108	101	90	84	80	69
Fri	66	84	91	96	93	89	88	88	89	91	96	93	93	94	97	89	70
Sat	66	67	69	71	78	83	87	86	93	92	89	90	90	94	95	82	71
Sun	67	66	67	67	68	73	80	84	87	89	92	89	90	93	91	84	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	95	111	110	105	97	91	89	89	90	94	102	93	83	77	70	67
Tue	65	94	112	114	108	98	88	87	85	88	94	105	95	85	80	72	69
Wed	65	91	109	108	107	98	92	86	85	87	100	107	99	95	95	86	69
Thu	66	91	104	105	103	95	90	89	88	90	100	108	101	90	84	80	69
Fri	66	84	91	96	93	89	88	88	89	91	96	93	93	94	97	89	70
Sat	66	67	69	71	78	83	87	86	93	92	89	90	90	94	95	82	71
Sun	67	66	67	67	68	73	80	84	87	89	92	89	90	93	91	84	73