Best Time to Drive from LGB to Simi Valley

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-405 North and SR-118 West, usually 86 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from LGB to Simi Valley (via I-405 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Simi Valley to LGB

Freeway, about 60 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 3 to 5 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) to central Simi Valley (3rd Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	65	77	79	74	70	68	67	68	73	81	86	82	71	61	58	57
Tue	56	67	86	89	81	74	70	67	69	74	83	89	86	76	64	58	56
Wed	56	68	89	91	85	76	71	69	70	76	86	92	88	78	65	59	57
Thu	56	67	86	90	82	75	71	70	72	78	89	94	90	78	66	59	57
Fri	56	65	76	79	75	72	73	74	77	85	91	91	83	73	64	59	57
Sat	56	57	58	59	61	65	68	70	72	73	72	70	68	65	62	60	57
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	60	62	66	69	69	68	65	64	63	61	61	57

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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 56 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	65	77	79	74	70	68	67	68	73	81	86	82	71	61	58	57
Tue	56	67	86	89	81	74	70	67	69	74	83	89	86	76	64	58	56
Wed	56	68	89	91	85	76	71	69	70	76	86	92	88	78	65	59	57
Thu	56	67	86	90	82	75	71	70	72	78	89	94	90	78	66	59	57
Fri	56	65	76	79	75	72	73	74	77	85	91	91	83	73	64	59	57
Sat	56	57	58	59	61	65	68	70	72	73	72	70	68	65	62	60	57
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	60	62	66	69	69	68	65	64	63	61	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	65	77	79	74	70	68	67	68	73	81	86	82	71	61	58	57
Tue	56	67	86	89	81	74	70	67	69	74	83	89	86	76	64	58	56
Wed	56	68	89	91	85	76	71	69	70	76	86	92	88	78	65	59	57
Thu	56	67	86	90	82	75	71	70	72	78	89	94	90	78	66	59	57
Fri	56	65	76	79	75	72	73	74	77	85	91	91	83	73	64	59	57
Sat	56	57	58	59	61	65	68	70	72	73	72	70	68	65	62	60	57
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	60	62	66	69	69	68	65	64	63	61	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	65	77	79	74	70	68	67	68	73	81	86	82	71	61	58	57
Tue	56	67	86	89	81	74	70	67	69	74	83	89	86	76	64	58	56
Wed	56	68	89	91	85	76	71	69	70	76	86	92	88	78	65	59	57
Thu	56	67	86	90	82	75	71	70	72	78	89	94	90	78	66	59	57
Fri	56	65	76	79	75	72	73	74	77	85	91	91	83	73	64	59	57
Sat	56	57	58	59	61	65	68	70	72	73	72	70	68	65	62	60	57
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	60	62	66	69	69	68	65	64	63	61	61	57