Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Simi Valley

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West and I-10 West, usually 62 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from El Monte to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Simi Valley to El Monte

Freeway, about 52 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.1 miles: 2 to 3 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central El Monte (Valley Boulevard) to central Simi Valley (3rd Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from El Monte 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	48	53	61	66	64	60	58	56	56	57	59	61	61	57	52	49	48
Tue	48	55	63	67	66	62	58	56	55	56	58	62	62	59	53	50	48
Wed	48	54	63	67	66	62	58	56	55	56	58	62	63	59	54	51	48
Thu	48	54	62	66	66	62	58	57	56	56	59	63	64	59	54	51	48
Fri	48	53	59	62	62	60	59	58	58	59	61	63	62	58	54	52	48
Sat	48	49	50	50	52	54	57	58	59	59	58	57	56	55	54	51	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	54	56	57	57	56	54	53	53	53	49

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 El Monte to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Simi Valley?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 48 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	53	61	66	64	60	58	56	56	57	59	61	61	57	52	49	48
Tue	48	55	63	67	66	62	58	56	55	56	58	62	62	59	53	50	48
Wed	48	54	63	67	66	62	58	56	55	56	58	62	63	59	54	51	48
Thu	48	54	62	66	66	62	58	57	56	56	59	63	64	59	54	51	48
Fri	48	53	59	62	62	60	59	58	58	59	61	63	62	58	54	52	48
Sat	48	49	50	50	52	54	57	58	59	59	58	57	56	55	54	51	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	54	56	57	57	56	54	53	53	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	53	61	66	64	60	58	56	56	57	59	61	61	57	52	49	48
Tue	48	55	63	67	66	62	58	56	55	56	58	62	62	59	53	50	48
Wed	48	54	63	67	66	62	58	56	55	56	58	62	63	59	54	51	48
Thu	48	54	62	66	66	62	58	57	56	56	59	63	64	59	54	51	48
Fri	48	53	59	62	62	60	59	58	58	59	61	63	62	58	54	52	48
Sat	48	49	50	50	52	54	57	58	59	59	58	57	56	55	54	51	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	54	56	57	57	56	54	53	53	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	53	61	66	64	60	58	56	56	57	59	61	61	57	52	49	48
Tue	48	55	63	67	66	62	58	56	55	56	58	62	62	59	53	50	48
Wed	48	54	63	67	66	62	58	56	55	56	58	62	63	59	54	51	48
Thu	48	54	62	66	66	62	58	57	56	56	59	63	64	59	54	51	48
Fri	48	53	59	62	62	60	59	58	58	59	61	63	62	58	54	52	48
Sat	48	49	50	50	52	54	57	58	59	59	58	57	56	55	54	51	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	54	56	57	57	56	54	53	53	53	49