Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Simi Valley

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via SR-118 West and I-5 North, usually 37 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 Glendale 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	35	36	37	38	41	41	40	41	40	41	43	49	54	46	40	37	35
Tue	36	35	37	38	41	41	41	40	40	40	42	52	59	48	41	39	36
Wed	35	36	36	37	39	41	41	41	40	40	43	58	61	48	42	40	35
Thu	36	37	37	38	40	41	40	41	40	41	46	60	62	48	41	39	36
Fri	35	37	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	40	43	49	45	41	39	39	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	38	40	39	38	38	39	40	39	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	38	40	41	41	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Glendale to Simi Valley (via SR-118 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (41 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) to central Simi Valley (3rd Street) 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 Glendale to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 34 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	38	41	41	40	41	40	41	43	49	54	46	40	37	35
Tue	36	35	37	38	41	41	41	40	40	40	42	52	59	48	41	39	36
Wed	35	36	36	37	39	41	41	41	40	40	43	58	61	48	42	40	35
Thu	36	37	37	38	40	41	40	41	40	41	46	60	62	48	41	39	36
Fri	35	37	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	40	43	49	45	41	39	39	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	38	40	39	38	38	39	40	39	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	38	40	41	41	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	38	41	41	40	41	40	41	43	49	54	46	40	37	35
Tue	36	35	37	38	41	41	41	40	40	40	42	52	59	48	41	39	36
Wed	35	36	36	37	39	41	41	41	40	40	43	58	61	48	42	40	35
Thu	36	37	37	38	40	41	40	41	40	41	46	60	62	48	41	39	36
Fri	35	37	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	40	43	49	45	41	39	39	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	38	40	39	38	38	39	40	39	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	38	40	41	41	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	38	41	41	40	41	40	41	43	49	54	46	40	37	35
Tue	36	35	37	38	41	41	41	40	40	40	42	52	59	48	41	39	36
Wed	35	36	36	37	39	41	41	41	40	40	43	58	61	48	42	40	35
Thu	36	37	37	38	40	41	40	41	40	41	46	60	62	48	41	39	36
Fri	35	37	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	40	43	49	45	41	39	39	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	38	40	39	38	38	39	40	39	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	38	40	41	41	37