Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 46 minutes via SR-118 West and US-101 North, usually 77 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 Los Angeles 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	38	43	42	41	44	44	44	44	43	44	49	51	62	55	45	39	38
Tue	38	42	42	45	41	47	45	43	44	48	52	64	74	70	56	40	38
Wed	39	41	41	41	40	43	50	43	43	43	65	74	73	63	47	40	38
Thu	38	41	41	42	41	45	48	44	49	52	89	127	99	75	56	47	39
Fri	38	41	42	41	42	43	46	53	58	81	149	130	105	79	62	47	41
Sat	40	40	41	41	41	41	54	61	62	62	71	87	82	54	48	47	39
Sun	38	39	38	38	39	41	49	46	45	46	46	49	45	44	44	44	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Los Angeles to Simi Valley (via SR-118 West and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 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 Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Simi Valley?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	42	41	44	44	44	44	43	44	49	51	62	55	45	39	38
Tue	38	42	42	45	41	47	45	43	44	48	52	64	74	70	56	40	38
Wed	39	41	41	41	40	43	50	43	43	43	65	74	73	63	47	40	38
Thu	38	41	41	42	41	45	48	44	49	52	89	127	99	75	56	47	39
Fri	38	41	42	41	42	43	46	53	58	81	149	130	105	79	62	47	41
Sat	40	40	41	41	41	41	54	61	62	62	71	87	82	54	48	47	39
Sun	38	39	38	38	39	41	49	46	45	46	46	49	45	44	44	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	42	41	44	44	44	44	43	44	49	51	62	55	45	39	38
Tue	38	42	42	45	41	47	45	43	44	48	52	64	74	70	56	40	38
Wed	39	41	41	41	40	43	50	43	43	43	65	74	73	63	47	40	38
Thu	38	41	41	42	41	45	48	44	49	52	89	127	99	75	56	47	39
Fri	38	41	42	41	42	43	46	53	58	81	149	130	105	79	62	47	41
Sat	40	40	41	41	41	41	54	61	62	62	71	87	82	54	48	47	39
Sun	38	39	38	38	39	41	49	46	45	46	46	49	45	44	44	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	42	41	44	44	44	44	43	44	49	51	62	55	45	39	38
Tue	38	42	42	45	41	47	45	43	44	48	52	64	74	70	56	40	38
Wed	39	41	41	41	40	43	50	43	43	43	65	74	73	63	47	40	38
Thu	38	41	41	42	41	45	48	44	49	52	89	127	99	75	56	47	39
Fri	38	41	42	41	42	43	46	53	58	81	149	130	105	79	62	47	41
Sat	40	40	41	41	41	41	54	61	62	62	71	87	82	54	48	47	39
Sun	38	39	38	38	39	41	49	46	45	46	46	49	45	44	44	44	43