Best Time to Drive from Culver City to Simi Valley

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via SR-118 West and I-405 North, usually 41 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Culver City 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	37	37	38	40	39	39	40	42	46	75	118	138	118	84	54	41	38
Tue	37	38	39	40	40	40	41	42	46	68	123	141	118	86	58	42	38
Wed	37	38	39	40	40	40	40	42	48	66	115	137	126	98	68	44	40
Thu	39	39	40	41	42	41	42	46	57	69	109	134	116	87	59	44	39
Fri	38	38	39	42	42	41	42	43	51	71	104	123	108	77	51	42	39
Sat	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	43	46	43	41	40	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	41	40	40	41	41	40	40	40	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Culver City to Simi Valley (via SR-118 West and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Culver City (Duquesne 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 Culver City to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Culver City to Simi Valley?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 37 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Culver City to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	38	40	39	39	40	42	46	75	118	138	118	84	54	41	38
Tue	37	38	39	40	40	40	41	42	46	68	123	141	118	86	58	42	38
Wed	37	38	39	40	40	40	40	42	48	66	115	137	126	98	68	44	40
Thu	39	39	40	41	42	41	42	46	57	69	109	134	116	87	59	44	39
Fri	38	38	39	42	42	41	42	43	51	71	104	123	108	77	51	42	39
Sat	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	43	46	43	41	40	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	41	40	40	41	41	40	40	40	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	38	40	39	39	40	42	46	75	118	138	118	84	54	41	38
Tue	37	38	39	40	40	40	41	42	46	68	123	141	118	86	58	42	38
Wed	37	38	39	40	40	40	40	42	48	66	115	137	126	98	68	44	40
Thu	39	39	40	41	42	41	42	46	57	69	109	134	116	87	59	44	39
Fri	38	38	39	42	42	41	42	43	51	71	104	123	108	77	51	42	39
Sat	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	43	46	43	41	40	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	41	40	40	41	41	40	40	40	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	38	40	39	39	40	42	46	75	118	138	118	84	54	41	38
Tue	37	38	39	40	40	40	41	42	46	68	123	141	118	86	58	42	38
Wed	37	38	39	40	40	40	40	42	48	66	115	137	126	98	68	44	40
Thu	39	39	40	41	42	41	42	46	57	69	109	134	116	87	59	44	39
Fri	38	38	39	42	42	41	42	43	51	71	104	123	108	77	51	42	39
Sat	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	43	46	43	41	40	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	41	40	40	41	41	40	40	40	39	38