Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Simi Valley

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 87 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 82 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 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	79	98	108	112	111	105	105	105	105	111	117	124	108	99	88	82	78
Tue	78	98	109	119	118	110	104	100	103	109	125	129	115	104	94	82	79
Wed	78	95	105	113	117	111	106	100	102	112	124	129	115	107	99	89	82
Thu	79	95	107	112	114	104	105	102	107	113	129	132	116	105	100	89	79
Fri	79	94	102	107	107	103	106	107	107	112	118	114	108	102	99	88	79
Sat	78	79	81	83	94	99	101	100	106	105	106	107	103	104	102	89	81
Sun	78	78	78	78	81	86	94	97	99	101	104	98	100	102	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 78 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (107 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 28 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 78 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 78 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 132 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	79	98	108	112	111	105	105	105	105	111	117	124	108	99	88	82	78
Tue	78	98	109	119	118	110	104	100	103	109	125	129	115	104	94	82	79
Wed	78	95	105	113	117	111	106	100	102	112	124	129	115	107	99	89	82
Thu	79	95	107	112	114	104	105	102	107	113	129	132	116	105	100	89	79
Fri	79	94	102	107	107	103	106	107	107	112	118	114	108	102	99	88	79
Sat	78	79	81	83	94	99	101	100	106	105	106	107	103	104	102	89	81
Sun	78	78	78	78	81	86	94	97	99	101	104	98	100	102	100	90	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	98	108	112	111	105	105	105	105	111	117	124	108	99	88	82	78
Tue	78	98	109	119	118	110	104	100	103	109	125	129	115	104	94	82	79
Wed	78	95	105	113	117	111	106	100	102	112	124	129	115	107	99	89	82
Thu	79	95	107	112	114	104	105	102	107	113	129	132	116	105	100	89	79
Fri	79	94	102	107	107	103	106	107	107	112	118	114	108	102	99	88	79
Sat	78	79	81	83	94	99	101	100	106	105	106	107	103	104	102	89	81
Sun	78	78	78	78	81	86	94	97	99	101	104	98	100	102	100	90	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	98	108	112	111	105	105	105	105	111	117	124	108	99	88	82	78
Tue	78	98	109	119	118	110	104	100	103	109	125	129	115	104	94	82	79
Wed	78	95	105	113	117	111	106	100	102	112	124	129	115	107	99	89	82
Thu	79	95	107	112	114	104	105	102	107	113	129	132	116	105	100	89	79
Fri	79	94	102	107	107	103	106	107	107	112	118	114	108	102	99	88	79
Sat	78	79	81	83	94	99	101	100	106	105	106	107	103	104	102	89	81
Sun	78	78	78	78	81	86	94	97	99	101	104	98	100	102	100	90	80