Best Time to Drive from LGB to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-405 North and SR-118 West, usually 84 at this time.

Only 1% 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 LGB 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	56	70	95	90	87	82	75	74	79	100	129	131	114	86	64	60	57
Tue	56	83	152	142	116	103	94	79	85	106	135	139	121	95	70	60	57
Wed	56	84	159	150	121	102	89	82	87	102	136	145	129	104	72	62	58
Thu	57	86	145	134	107	104	91	84	85	100	129	138	120	95	71	61	57
Fri	55	85	137	114	93	85	95	92	94	114	124	124	103	80	65	61	57
Sat	58	57	59	61	66	76	84	82	89	90	85	82	77	69	71	63	58
Sun	57	57	58	58	59	63	71	79	94	92	88	75	72	68	66	65	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from LGB to Simi Valley (via I-405 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (96 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 55 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (42 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	95	90	87	82	75	74	79	100	129	131	114	86	64	60	57
Tue	56	83	152	142	116	103	94	79	85	106	135	139	121	95	70	60	57
Wed	56	84	159	150	121	102	89	82	87	102	136	145	129	104	72	62	58
Thu	57	86	145	134	107	104	91	84	85	100	129	138	120	95	71	61	57
Fri	55	85	137	114	93	85	95	92	94	114	124	124	103	80	65	61	57
Sat	58	57	59	61	66	76	84	82	89	90	85	82	77	69	71	63	58
Sun	57	57	58	58	59	63	71	79	94	92	88	75	72	68	66	65	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	95	90	87	82	75	74	79	100	129	131	114	86	64	60	57
Tue	56	83	152	142	116	103	94	79	85	106	135	139	121	95	70	60	57
Wed	56	84	159	150	121	102	89	82	87	102	136	145	129	104	72	62	58
Thu	57	86	145	134	107	104	91	84	85	100	129	138	120	95	71	61	57
Fri	55	85	137	114	93	85	95	92	94	114	124	124	103	80	65	61	57
Sat	58	57	59	61	66	76	84	82	89	90	85	82	77	69	71	63	58
Sun	57	57	58	58	59	63	71	79	94	92	88	75	72	68	66	65	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	95	90	87	82	75	74	79	100	129	131	114	86	64	60	57
Tue	56	83	152	142	116	103	94	79	85	106	135	139	121	95	70	60	57
Wed	56	84	159	150	121	102	89	82	87	102	136	145	129	104	72	62	58
Thu	57	86	145	134	107	104	91	84	85	100	129	138	120	95	71	61	57
Fri	55	85	137	114	93	85	95	92	94	114	124	124	103	80	65	61	57
Sat	58	57	59	61	66	76	84	82	89	90	85	82	77	69	71	63	58
Sun	57	57	58	58	59	63	71	79	94	92	88	75	72	68	66	65	58