Best Time to Drive from Compton to Simi Valley

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-405 North and SR-118 West, usually 58 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 Compton 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	52	52	53	55	54	55	57	60	70	128	184	176	142	105	72	57	53
Tue	52	53	54	55	56	55	57	60	68	112	184	178	144	108	76	58	53
Wed	52	53	54	56	56	56	56	59	69	107	174	182	157	122	87	61	55
Thu	55	55	56	58	58	58	60	66	82	109	168	173	144	110	79	60	54
Fri	53	53	55	58	58	57	59	61	75	109	156	161	133	98	68	58	54
Sat	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	58	60	64	60	57	56	54	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	57	55	56	56	57	56	56	55	54	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Compton to Simi Valley (via I-405 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 188 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 188 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 52 to 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 188 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	53	55	54	55	57	60	70	128	184	176	142	105	72	57	53
Tue	52	53	54	55	56	55	57	60	68	112	184	178	144	108	76	58	53
Wed	52	53	54	56	56	56	56	59	69	107	174	182	157	122	87	61	55
Thu	55	55	56	58	58	58	60	66	82	109	168	173	144	110	79	60	54
Fri	53	53	55	58	58	57	59	61	75	109	156	161	133	98	68	58	54
Sat	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	58	60	64	60	57	56	54	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	57	55	56	56	57	56	56	55	54	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	53	55	54	55	57	60	70	128	184	176	142	105	72	57	53
Tue	52	53	54	55	56	55	57	60	68	112	184	178	144	108	76	58	53
Wed	52	53	54	56	56	56	56	59	69	107	174	182	157	122	87	61	55
Thu	55	55	56	58	58	58	60	66	82	109	168	173	144	110	79	60	54
Fri	53	53	55	58	58	57	59	61	75	109	156	161	133	98	68	58	54
Sat	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	58	60	64	60	57	56	54	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	57	55	56	56	57	56	56	55	54	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	53	55	54	55	57	60	70	128	184	176	142	105	72	57	53
Tue	52	53	54	55	56	55	57	60	68	112	184	178	144	108	76	58	53
Wed	52	53	54	56	56	56	56	59	69	107	174	182	157	122	87	61	55
Thu	55	55	56	58	58	58	60	66	82	109	168	173	144	110	79	60	54
Fri	53	53	55	58	58	57	59	61	75	109	156	161	133	98	68	58	54
Sat	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	58	60	64	60	57	56	54	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	57	55	56	56	57	56	56	55	54	53