Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 89 minutes via I-405 North and SR-118 West, usually 101 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 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	67	90	126	116	111	104	92	93	103	120	143	141	121	93	76	72	69
Tue	68	127	204	179	151	131	113	96	103	124	148	147	128	104	79	73	69
Wed	69	126	214	188	153	128	109	101	106	123	149	153	135	110	81	75	69
Thu	68	125	193	167	140	132	112	105	102	120	145	146	127	102	79	73	69
Fri	67	121	171	137	116	105	120	117	118	134	137	132	109	88	77	74	69
Sat	70	70	72	75	80	90	104	100	111	112	105	98	92	83	85	77	70
Sun	70	69	72	71	72	76	89	97	122	117	111	90	89	83	80	79	69

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 214 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 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (122 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 214 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 214 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 214 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	67	90	126	116	111	104	92	93	103	120	143	141	121	93	76	72	69
Tue	68	127	204	179	151	131	113	96	103	124	148	147	128	104	79	73	69
Wed	69	126	214	188	153	128	109	101	106	123	149	153	135	110	81	75	69
Thu	68	125	193	167	140	132	112	105	102	120	145	146	127	102	79	73	69
Fri	67	121	171	137	116	105	120	117	118	134	137	132	109	88	77	74	69
Sat	70	70	72	75	80	90	104	100	111	112	105	98	92	83	85	77	70
Sun	70	69	72	71	72	76	89	97	122	117	111	90	89	83	80	79	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	90	126	116	111	104	92	93	103	120	143	141	121	93	76	72	69
Tue	68	127	204	179	151	131	113	96	103	124	148	147	128	104	79	73	69
Wed	69	126	214	188	153	128	109	101	106	123	149	153	135	110	81	75	69
Thu	68	125	193	167	140	132	112	105	102	120	145	146	127	102	79	73	69
Fri	67	121	171	137	116	105	120	117	118	134	137	132	109	88	77	74	69
Sat	70	70	72	75	80	90	104	100	111	112	105	98	92	83	85	77	70
Sun	70	69	72	71	72	76	89	97	122	117	111	90	89	83	80	79	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	90	126	116	111	104	92	93	103	120	143	141	121	93	76	72	69
Tue	68	127	204	179	151	131	113	96	103	124	148	147	128	104	79	73	69
Wed	69	126	214	188	153	128	109	101	106	123	149	153	135	110	81	75	69
Thu	68	125	193	167	140	132	112	105	102	120	145	146	127	102	79	73	69
Fri	67	121	171	137	116	105	120	117	118	134	137	132	109	88	77	74	69
Sat	70	70	72	75	80	90	104	100	111	112	105	98	92	83	85	77	70
Sun	70	69	72	71	72	76	89	97	122	117	111	90	89	83	80	79	69