Best Time to Drive from Inglewood to Simi Valley

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-405 North and SR-118 West, usually 65 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Inglewood 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	40	40	41	42	42	42	44	46	51	89	134	148	123	88	57	45	41
Tue	40	41	42	43	43	43	44	46	51	76	135	149	124	90	62	45	41
Wed	40	41	42	43	44	43	43	45	52	72	126	147	133	103	71	48	43
Thu	43	42	43	45	45	45	46	50	62	76	119	144	124	93	65	47	42
Fri	41	41	42	44	44	44	45	46	56	81	114	134	114	81	55	45	42
Sat	40	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	45	46	50	47	44	43	42	41
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	43	43	44	44	44	43	42	42	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Inglewood to Simi Valley (via I-405 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Inglewood 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 Inglewood to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 40 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Inglewood to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (24 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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Simi Valley to Inglewood (return trip) · Inglewood to Los Angeles · Inglewood to Whittier · Inglewood to Long Beach · Inglewood to Anaheim · Inglewood to Riverside · Inglewood to Santa Ana · Inglewood to Irvine · Inglewood to San Bernardino · Inglewood to Fontana · Inglewood to Oxnard · Inglewood to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	40	41	42	42	42	44	46	51	89	134	148	123	88	57	45	41
Tue	40	41	42	43	43	43	44	46	51	76	135	149	124	90	62	45	41
Wed	40	41	42	43	44	43	43	45	52	72	126	147	133	103	71	48	43
Thu	43	42	43	45	45	45	46	50	62	76	119	144	124	93	65	47	42
Fri	41	41	42	44	44	44	45	46	56	81	114	134	114	81	55	45	42
Sat	40	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	45	46	50	47	44	43	42	41
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	43	43	44	44	44	43	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	40	41	42	42	42	44	46	51	89	134	148	123	88	57	45	41
Tue	40	41	42	43	43	43	44	46	51	76	135	149	124	90	62	45	41
Wed	40	41	42	43	44	43	43	45	52	72	126	147	133	103	71	48	43
Thu	43	42	43	45	45	45	46	50	62	76	119	144	124	93	65	47	42
Fri	41	41	42	44	44	44	45	46	56	81	114	134	114	81	55	45	42
Sat	40	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	45	46	50	47	44	43	42	41
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	43	43	44	44	44	43	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	40	41	42	42	42	44	46	51	89	134	148	123	88	57	45	41
Tue	40	41	42	43	43	43	44	46	51	76	135	149	124	90	62	45	41
Wed	40	41	42	43	44	43	43	45	52	72	126	147	133	103	71	48	43
Thu	43	42	43	45	45	45	46	50	62	76	119	144	124	93	65	47	42
Fri	41	41	42	44	44	44	45	46	56	81	114	134	114	81	55	45	42
Sat	40	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	45	46	50	47	44	43	42	41
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	43	43	44	44	44	43	42	42	41