Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Simi Valley

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 63 at this time.

Only 9% 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 East Los Angeles 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	43	52	65	69	71	68	65	65	65	68	71	76	76	64	56	47	43
Tue	43	50	63	65	70	73	68	65	60	64	70	83	81	65	61	51	44
Wed	42	50	61	64	68	71	68	64	62	63	70	84	81	67	63	53	44
Thu	43	51	63	64	68	70	66	65	65	66	73	86	82	67	63	56	45
Fri	43	52	62	66	70	67	67	64	67	66	68	74	68	62	60	59	46
Sat	43	43	45	47	55	64	69	66	67	67	67	67	65	63	67	61	47
Sun	44	43	43	43	44	48	54	59	65	66	69	71	64	64	63	60	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (72 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Simi Valley?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (24 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	43	52	65	69	71	68	65	65	65	68	71	76	76	64	56	47	43
Tue	43	50	63	65	70	73	68	65	60	64	70	83	81	65	61	51	44
Wed	42	50	61	64	68	71	68	64	62	63	70	84	81	67	63	53	44
Thu	43	51	63	64	68	70	66	65	65	66	73	86	82	67	63	56	45
Fri	43	52	62	66	70	67	67	64	67	66	68	74	68	62	60	59	46
Sat	43	43	45	47	55	64	69	66	67	67	67	67	65	63	67	61	47
Sun	44	43	43	43	44	48	54	59	65	66	69	71	64	64	63	60	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	65	69	71	68	65	65	65	68	71	76	76	64	56	47	43
Tue	43	50	63	65	70	73	68	65	60	64	70	83	81	65	61	51	44
Wed	42	50	61	64	68	71	68	64	62	63	70	84	81	67	63	53	44
Thu	43	51	63	64	68	70	66	65	65	66	73	86	82	67	63	56	45
Fri	43	52	62	66	70	67	67	64	67	66	68	74	68	62	60	59	46
Sat	43	43	45	47	55	64	69	66	67	67	67	67	65	63	67	61	47
Sun	44	43	43	43	44	48	54	59	65	66	69	71	64	64	63	60	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	65	69	71	68	65	65	65	68	71	76	76	64	56	47	43
Tue	43	50	63	65	70	73	68	65	60	64	70	83	81	65	61	51	44
Wed	42	50	61	64	68	71	68	64	62	63	70	84	81	67	63	53	44
Thu	43	51	63	64	68	70	66	65	65	66	73	86	82	67	63	56	45
Fri	43	52	62	66	70	67	67	64	67	66	68	74	68	62	60	59	46
Sat	43	43	45	47	55	64	69	66	67	67	67	67	65	63	67	61	47
Sun	44	43	43	43	44	48	54	59	65	66	69	71	64	64	63	60	48