Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Simi Valley

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via SR-118 West, usually 34 at this time.

None 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 Hollywood 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	34	35	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	43	52	54	49	38	35	34
Tue	34	36	38	40	39	38	38	37	37	38	44	53	55	49	39	35	34
Wed	34	36	38	40	39	38	38	38	37	39	44	52	57	50	39	36	34
Thu	34	36	38	39	38	38	38	37	38	39	45	55	57	50	39	36	34
Fri	34	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	50	55	55	47	38	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Hollywood to Simi Valley (via SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood (North Cahuenga 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 Hollywood to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 34 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	43	52	54	49	38	35	34
Tue	34	36	38	40	39	38	38	37	37	38	44	53	55	49	39	35	34
Wed	34	36	38	40	39	38	38	38	37	39	44	52	57	50	39	36	34
Thu	34	36	38	39	38	38	38	37	38	39	45	55	57	50	39	36	34
Fri	34	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	50	55	55	47	38	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	43	52	54	49	38	35	34
Tue	34	36	38	40	39	38	38	37	37	38	44	53	55	49	39	35	34
Wed	34	36	38	40	39	38	38	38	37	39	44	52	57	50	39	36	34
Thu	34	36	38	39	38	38	38	37	38	39	45	55	57	50	39	36	34
Fri	34	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	50	55	55	47	38	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	43	52	54	49	38	35	34
Tue	34	36	38	40	39	38	38	37	37	38	44	53	55	49	39	35	34
Wed	34	36	38	40	39	38	38	38	37	39	44	52	57	50	39	36	34
Thu	34	36	38	39	38	38	38	37	38	39	45	55	57	50	39	36	34
Fri	34	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	50	55	55	47	38	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34