Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 75 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 74 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 La Mirada 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	54	65	78	84	81	78	75	74	76	77	84	92	87	74	66	59	56
Tue	55	67	77	88	82	81	74	73	72	76	83	95	89	77	69	61	56
Wed	54	65	75	82	82	77	74	72	71	74	88	98	93	79	71	62	56
Thu	55	66	75	80	83	78	75	75	75	77	89	101	96	78	70	65	56
Fri	55	65	72	75	76	74	75	75	77	79	85	87	83	77	72	66	57
Sat	55	56	57	59	63	69	74	70	73	74	75	75	75	75	74	68	59
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	61	66	70	71	73	75	77	75	77	76	69	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from La Mirada to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (78 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mirada 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 Mirada to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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More drives

Simi Valley to La Mirada (return trip) · La Mirada to Los Angeles · La Mirada to Long Beach · La Mirada to Anaheim · La Mirada to Riverside · La Mirada to Santa Ana · La Mirada to Highland · La Mirada to Irvine · La Mirada to San Bernardino · La Mirada to Fontana · La Mirada to Oxnard · La Mirada 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	54	65	78	84	81	78	75	74	76	77	84	92	87	74	66	59	56
Tue	55	67	77	88	82	81	74	73	72	76	83	95	89	77	69	61	56
Wed	54	65	75	82	82	77	74	72	71	74	88	98	93	79	71	62	56
Thu	55	66	75	80	83	78	75	75	75	77	89	101	96	78	70	65	56
Fri	55	65	72	75	76	74	75	75	77	79	85	87	83	77	72	66	57
Sat	55	56	57	59	63	69	74	70	73	74	75	75	75	75	74	68	59
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	61	66	70	71	73	75	77	75	77	76	69	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	65	78	84	81	78	75	74	76	77	84	92	87	74	66	59	56
Tue	55	67	77	88	82	81	74	73	72	76	83	95	89	77	69	61	56
Wed	54	65	75	82	82	77	74	72	71	74	88	98	93	79	71	62	56
Thu	55	66	75	80	83	78	75	75	75	77	89	101	96	78	70	65	56
Fri	55	65	72	75	76	74	75	75	77	79	85	87	83	77	72	66	57
Sat	55	56	57	59	63	69	74	70	73	74	75	75	75	75	74	68	59
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	61	66	70	71	73	75	77	75	77	76	69	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	65	78	84	81	78	75	74	76	77	84	92	87	74	66	59	56
Tue	55	67	77	88	82	81	74	73	72	76	83	95	89	77	69	61	56
Wed	54	65	75	82	82	77	74	72	71	74	88	98	93	79	71	62	56
Thu	55	66	75	80	83	78	75	75	75	77	89	101	96	78	70	65	56
Fri	55	65	72	75	76	74	75	75	77	79	85	87	83	77	72	66	57
Sat	55	56	57	59	63	69	74	70	73	74	75	75	75	75	74	68	59
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	61	66	70	71	73	75	77	75	77	76	69	60