Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Simi Valley

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via SR-118 West and US-101 North, usually 38 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	42	42	41	44	44	44	45	43	44	49	51	61	50	41	40	38
Tue	38	41	42	47	42	48	44	42	44	49	53	69	75	66	52	39	38
Wed	39	41	41	41	40	43	51	43	42	43	66	71	69	60	45	40	38
Thu	38	41	41	43	41	45	50	44	51	53	107	130	101	78	55	47	39
Fri	37	42	42	41	42	43	46	53	58	88	142	123	99	78	60	47	42
Sat	41	40	41	41	42	41	54	63	62	71	72	94	83	52	44	43	40
Sun	38	39	37	39	40	41	51	47	46	45	45	49	45	43	42	44	44

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 37 minutes and up to 142 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (97 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 10 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 37 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 142 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	42	42	41	44	44	44	45	43	44	49	51	61	50	41	40	38
Tue	38	41	42	47	42	48	44	42	44	49	53	69	75	66	52	39	38
Wed	39	41	41	41	40	43	51	43	42	43	66	71	69	60	45	40	38
Thu	38	41	41	43	41	45	50	44	51	53	107	130	101	78	55	47	39
Fri	37	42	42	41	42	43	46	53	58	88	142	123	99	78	60	47	42
Sat	41	40	41	41	42	41	54	63	62	71	72	94	83	52	44	43	40
Sun	38	39	37	39	40	41	51	47	46	45	45	49	45	43	42	44	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	42	41	44	44	44	45	43	44	49	51	61	50	41	40	38
Tue	38	41	42	47	42	48	44	42	44	49	53	69	75	66	52	39	38
Wed	39	41	41	41	40	43	51	43	42	43	66	71	69	60	45	40	38
Thu	38	41	41	43	41	45	50	44	51	53	107	130	101	78	55	47	39
Fri	37	42	42	41	42	43	46	53	58	88	142	123	99	78	60	47	42
Sat	41	40	41	41	42	41	54	63	62	71	72	94	83	52	44	43	40
Sun	38	39	37	39	40	41	51	47	46	45	45	49	45	43	42	44	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	42	41	44	44	44	45	43	44	49	51	61	50	41	40	38
Tue	38	41	42	47	42	48	44	42	44	49	53	69	75	66	52	39	38
Wed	39	41	41	41	40	43	51	43	42	43	66	71	69	60	45	40	38
Thu	38	41	41	43	41	45	50	44	51	53	107	130	101	78	55	47	39
Fri	37	42	42	41	42	43	46	53	58	88	142	123	99	78	60	47	42
Sat	41	40	41	41	42	41	54	63	62	71	72	94	83	52	44	43	40
Sun	38	39	37	39	40	41	51	47	46	45	45	49	45	43	42	44	44