Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 106 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 100 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Huntington Beach 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	78	97	105	110	109	105	103	103	103	106	113	121	106	96	88	82	78
Tue	78	97	108	114	112	107	101	99	99	103	115	125	109	100	91	82	79
Wed	77	93	100	109	112	107	104	99	101	107	118	127	112	101	96	88	81
Thu	79	94	101	107	109	103	103	101	100	105	118	126	113	100	97	88	79
Fri	78	94	98	104	104	100	100	101	101	105	109	108	102	98	97	87	79
Sat	78	79	80	82	90	96	96	96	101	100	99	101	99	102	102	90	81
Sun	78	78	78	78	81	86	93	97	99	101	105	100	103	105	100	90	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (20 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Simi Valley?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 77 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (31 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	97	105	110	109	105	103	103	103	106	113	121	106	96	88	82	78
Tue	78	97	108	114	112	107	101	99	99	103	115	125	109	100	91	82	79
Wed	77	93	100	109	112	107	104	99	101	107	118	127	112	101	96	88	81
Thu	79	94	101	107	109	103	103	101	100	105	118	126	113	100	97	88	79
Fri	78	94	98	104	104	100	100	101	101	105	109	108	102	98	97	87	79
Sat	78	79	80	82	90	96	96	96	101	100	99	101	99	102	102	90	81
Sun	78	78	78	78	81	86	93	97	99	101	105	100	103	105	100	90	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	97	105	110	109	105	103	103	103	106	113	121	106	96	88	82	78
Tue	78	97	108	114	112	107	101	99	99	103	115	125	109	100	91	82	79
Wed	77	93	100	109	112	107	104	99	101	107	118	127	112	101	96	88	81
Thu	79	94	101	107	109	103	103	101	100	105	118	126	113	100	97	88	79
Fri	78	94	98	104	104	100	100	101	101	105	109	108	102	98	97	87	79
Sat	78	79	80	82	90	96	96	96	101	100	99	101	99	102	102	90	81
Sun	78	78	78	78	81	86	93	97	99	101	105	100	103	105	100	90	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	97	105	110	109	105	103	103	103	106	113	121	106	96	88	82	78
Tue	78	97	108	114	112	107	101	99	99	103	115	125	109	100	91	82	79
Wed	77	93	100	109	112	107	104	99	101	107	118	127	112	101	96	88	81
Thu	79	94	101	107	109	103	103	101	100	105	118	126	113	100	97	88	79
Fri	78	94	98	104	104	100	100	101	101	105	109	108	102	98	97	87	79
Sat	78	79	80	82	90	96	96	96	101	100	99	101	99	102	102	90	81
Sun	78	78	78	78	81	86	93	97	99	101	105	100	103	105	100	90	80