Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Simi Valley

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 69 at this time.

Only 15% 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 La Habra 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	63	75	85	93	90	83	81	80	83	84	90	95	88	78	72	67	64
Tue	63	77	86	97	93	87	81	81	79	82	89	101	91	79	74	68	64
Wed	62	75	82	91	91	85	82	79	79	81	94	105	94	82	75	69	64
Thu	64	76	87	94	91	84	84	82	82	84	99	108	96	82	76	72	65
Fri	63	75	79	84	84	81	81	81	83	86	94	92	87	84	78	73	64
Sat	63	64	66	67	74	79	82	79	83	82	82	83	82	81	82	75	66
Sun	64	63	63	63	65	69	74	78	79	80	83	83	81	82	82	76	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from La Habra to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Simi Valley?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 62 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (32 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (8 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Simi Valley to La Habra (return trip) · La Habra to Los Angeles · La Habra to Long Beach · La Habra to Riverside · La Habra to Santa Ana · La Habra to Irvine · La Habra to San Bernardino · La Habra to Fontana · La Habra to Moreno Valley · La Habra to Huntington Beach · La Habra to Glendale · La Habra 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	63	75	85	93	90	83	81	80	83	84	90	95	88	78	72	67	64
Tue	63	77	86	97	93	87	81	81	79	82	89	101	91	79	74	68	64
Wed	62	75	82	91	91	85	82	79	79	81	94	105	94	82	75	69	64
Thu	64	76	87	94	91	84	84	82	82	84	99	108	96	82	76	72	65
Fri	63	75	79	84	84	81	81	81	83	86	94	92	87	84	78	73	64
Sat	63	64	66	67	74	79	82	79	83	82	82	83	82	81	82	75	66
Sun	64	63	63	63	65	69	74	78	79	80	83	83	81	82	82	76	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	75	85	93	90	83	81	80	83	84	90	95	88	78	72	67	64
Tue	63	77	86	97	93	87	81	81	79	82	89	101	91	79	74	68	64
Wed	62	75	82	91	91	85	82	79	79	81	94	105	94	82	75	69	64
Thu	64	76	87	94	91	84	84	82	82	84	99	108	96	82	76	72	65
Fri	63	75	79	84	84	81	81	81	83	86	94	92	87	84	78	73	64
Sat	63	64	66	67	74	79	82	79	83	82	82	83	82	81	82	75	66
Sun	64	63	63	63	65	69	74	78	79	80	83	83	81	82	82	76	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	75	85	93	90	83	81	80	83	84	90	95	88	78	72	67	64
Tue	63	77	86	97	93	87	81	81	79	82	89	101	91	79	74	68	64
Wed	62	75	82	91	91	85	82	79	79	81	94	105	94	82	75	69	64
Thu	64	76	87	94	91	84	84	82	82	84	99	108	96	82	76	72	65
Fri	63	75	79	84	84	81	81	81	83	86	94	92	87	84	78	73	64
Sat	63	64	66	67	74	79	82	79	83	82	82	83	82	81	82	75	66
Sun	64	63	63	63	65	69	74	78	79	80	83	83	81	82	82	76	66