Best Time to Drive from Hacienda Heights to Simi Valley

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West and SR-60 West, usually 89 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 Hacienda Heights 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	54	84	106	115	117	110	103	100	104	104	101	111	99	89	80	61	56
Tue	54	81	98	105	120	113	97	96	89	96	100	116	103	90	84	66	56
Wed	53	76	91	98	115	111	103	91	92	95	107	116	108	98	88	72	56
Thu	54	75	96	99	113	104	96	97	98	96	103	114	107	97	91	77	57
Fri	54	79	98	106	110	101	97	96	96	93	97	99	93	88	91	82	57
Sat	55	56	59	65	82	95	103	91	102	99	101	99	96	100	107	83	60
Sun	56	55	55	55	57	63	85	94	100	104	112	104	102	102	94	82	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Hacienda Heights to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (112 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hacienda Heights to Simi Valley?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 53 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hacienda Heights to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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More drives

Simi Valley to Hacienda Heights (return trip) · Hacienda Heights to Los Angeles · Hacienda Heights to Long Beach · Hacienda Heights to Riverside · Hacienda Heights to Santa Ana · Hacienda Heights to Irvine · Hacienda Heights to San Bernardino · Hacienda Heights to Fontana · Hacienda Heights to Moreno Valley · Hacienda Heights to Huntington Beach · Hacienda Heights to Glendale · Hacienda Heights to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	84	106	115	117	110	103	100	104	104	101	111	99	89	80	61	56
Tue	54	81	98	105	120	113	97	96	89	96	100	116	103	90	84	66	56
Wed	53	76	91	98	115	111	103	91	92	95	107	116	108	98	88	72	56
Thu	54	75	96	99	113	104	96	97	98	96	103	114	107	97	91	77	57
Fri	54	79	98	106	110	101	97	96	96	93	97	99	93	88	91	82	57
Sat	55	56	59	65	82	95	103	91	102	99	101	99	96	100	107	83	60
Sun	56	55	55	55	57	63	85	94	100	104	112	104	102	102	94	82	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	84	106	115	117	110	103	100	104	104	101	111	99	89	80	61	56
Tue	54	81	98	105	120	113	97	96	89	96	100	116	103	90	84	66	56
Wed	53	76	91	98	115	111	103	91	92	95	107	116	108	98	88	72	56
Thu	54	75	96	99	113	104	96	97	98	96	103	114	107	97	91	77	57
Fri	54	79	98	106	110	101	97	96	96	93	97	99	93	88	91	82	57
Sat	55	56	59	65	82	95	103	91	102	99	101	99	96	100	107	83	60
Sun	56	55	55	55	57	63	85	94	100	104	112	104	102	102	94	82	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	84	106	115	117	110	103	100	104	104	101	111	99	89	80	61	56
Tue	54	81	98	105	120	113	97	96	89	96	100	116	103	90	84	66	56
Wed	53	76	91	98	115	111	103	91	92	95	107	116	108	98	88	72	56
Thu	54	75	96	99	113	104	96	97	98	96	103	114	107	97	91	77	57
Fri	54	79	98	106	110	101	97	96	96	93	97	99	93	88	91	82	57
Sat	55	56	59	65	82	95	103	91	102	99	101	99	96	100	107	83	60
Sun	56	55	55	55	57	63	85	94	100	104	112	104	102	102	94	82	62