Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Simi Valley

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 79 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Fullerton 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	62	74	86	92	89	82	80	80	80	83	89	93	87	76	70	65	62
Tue	61	74	86	97	92	87	81	79	77	82	90	100	93	79	73	66	63
Wed	61	74	84	91	92	85	81	78	77	79	93	106	94	82	75	67	62
Thu	62	74	87	93	91	84	83	80	80	83	100	108	95	80	75	70	63
Fri	61	74	80	85	83	81	80	81	82	86	97	93	88	84	77	71	63
Sat	62	62	64	65	72	78	83	80	83	82	82	83	82	80	80	73	65
Sun	62	61	61	62	63	68	72	76	78	79	83	81	78	80	79	75	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Fullerton to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton 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 Fullerton to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 61 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (32 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	74	86	92	89	82	80	80	80	83	89	93	87	76	70	65	62
Tue	61	74	86	97	92	87	81	79	77	82	90	100	93	79	73	66	63
Wed	61	74	84	91	92	85	81	78	77	79	93	106	94	82	75	67	62
Thu	62	74	87	93	91	84	83	80	80	83	100	108	95	80	75	70	63
Fri	61	74	80	85	83	81	80	81	82	86	97	93	88	84	77	71	63
Sat	62	62	64	65	72	78	83	80	83	82	82	83	82	80	80	73	65
Sun	62	61	61	62	63	68	72	76	78	79	83	81	78	80	79	75	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	74	86	92	89	82	80	80	80	83	89	93	87	76	70	65	62
Tue	61	74	86	97	92	87	81	79	77	82	90	100	93	79	73	66	63
Wed	61	74	84	91	92	85	81	78	77	79	93	106	94	82	75	67	62
Thu	62	74	87	93	91	84	83	80	80	83	100	108	95	80	75	70	63
Fri	61	74	80	85	83	81	80	81	82	86	97	93	88	84	77	71	63
Sat	62	62	64	65	72	78	83	80	83	82	82	83	82	80	80	73	65
Sun	62	61	61	62	63	68	72	76	78	79	83	81	78	80	79	75	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	74	86	92	89	82	80	80	80	83	89	93	87	76	70	65	62
Tue	61	74	86	97	92	87	81	79	77	82	90	100	93	79	73	66	63
Wed	61	74	84	91	92	85	81	78	77	79	93	106	94	82	75	67	62
Thu	62	74	87	93	91	84	83	80	80	83	100	108	95	80	75	70	63
Fri	61	74	80	85	83	81	80	81	82	86	97	93	88	84	77	71	63
Sat	62	62	64	65	72	78	83	80	83	82	82	83	82	80	80	73	65
Sun	62	61	61	62	63	68	72	76	78	79	83	81	78	80	79	75	65