Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Simi Valley

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via I-405 North and SR-118 West, usually 80 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Fountain Valley 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	68	102	140	127	123	111	101	104	121	136	158	152	124	94	77	73	69
Tue	67	139	202	177	148	133	115	98	105	127	155	151	129	104	79	73	69
Wed	68	129	210	183	150	126	107	99	106	130	153	154	135	110	81	74	69
Thu	69	129	190	164	137	130	111	106	103	118	146	151	133	107	80	74	69
Fri	68	129	174	146	125	113	132	129	125	145	146	139	113	90	77	74	69
Sat	71	72	73	76	83	97	109	103	118	119	107	100	95	83	88	78	70
Sun	70	70	73	72	73	77	87	98	125	124	114	87	83	77	77	78	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Simi Valley (via I-405 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 210 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (125 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 210 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 67 to 210 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 210 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (44 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (13 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Simi Valley to Fountain Valley (return trip) · Fountain Valley to Los Angeles · Fountain Valley to Long Beach · Fountain Valley to Anaheim · Fountain Valley to Riverside · Fountain Valley to Irvine · Fountain Valley to San Bernardino · Fountain Valley to Fontana · Fountain Valley to Moreno Valley · Fountain Valley to Glendale · Fountain Valley to Santa Clarita · Fountain Valley to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	102	140	127	123	111	101	104	121	136	158	152	124	94	77	73	69
Tue	67	139	202	177	148	133	115	98	105	127	155	151	129	104	79	73	69
Wed	68	129	210	183	150	126	107	99	106	130	153	154	135	110	81	74	69
Thu	69	129	190	164	137	130	111	106	103	118	146	151	133	107	80	74	69
Fri	68	129	174	146	125	113	132	129	125	145	146	139	113	90	77	74	69
Sat	71	72	73	76	83	97	109	103	118	119	107	100	95	83	88	78	70
Sun	70	70	73	72	73	77	87	98	125	124	114	87	83	77	77	78	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	102	140	127	123	111	101	104	121	136	158	152	124	94	77	73	69
Tue	67	139	202	177	148	133	115	98	105	127	155	151	129	104	79	73	69
Wed	68	129	210	183	150	126	107	99	106	130	153	154	135	110	81	74	69
Thu	69	129	190	164	137	130	111	106	103	118	146	151	133	107	80	74	69
Fri	68	129	174	146	125	113	132	129	125	145	146	139	113	90	77	74	69
Sat	71	72	73	76	83	97	109	103	118	119	107	100	95	83	88	78	70
Sun	70	70	73	72	73	77	87	98	125	124	114	87	83	77	77	78	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	102	140	127	123	111	101	104	121	136	158	152	124	94	77	73	69
Tue	67	139	202	177	148	133	115	98	105	127	155	151	129	104	79	73	69
Wed	68	129	210	183	150	126	107	99	106	130	153	154	135	110	81	74	69
Thu	69	129	190	164	137	130	111	106	103	118	146	151	133	107	80	74	69
Fri	68	129	174	146	125	113	132	129	125	145	146	139	113	90	77	74	69
Sat	71	72	73	76	83	97	109	103	118	119	107	100	95	83	88	78	70
Sun	70	70	73	72	73	77	87	98	125	124	114	87	83	77	77	78	70