Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Simi Valley

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 68 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Norwalk 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	51	61	74	78	77	73	70	70	71	71	77	85	82	68	62	56	52
Tue	52	62	72	80	76	77	70	69	68	71	76	88	83	70	64	57	53
Wed	51	61	70	76	76	73	70	68	67	68	79	88	86	72	66	59	53
Thu	52	61	71	75	78	74	70	70	69	71	80	92	89	72	65	62	53
Fri	52	61	68	71	73	70	70	70	72	72	77	79	74	69	67	63	54
Sat	52	53	54	55	60	66	70	66	69	70	71	70	70	70	70	65	55
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	57	62	66	67	70	71	73	71	73	72	65	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Norwalk to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 93 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 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (74 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 51 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 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 Norwalk (return trip) · Norwalk to Los Angeles · Norwalk to Long Beach · Norwalk to Irvine · Norwalk to Staten Island · Norwalk to Anaheim · Norwalk to Riverside · Norwalk to Santa Ana · Norwalk to San Bernardino · Norwalk to Fontana · Norwalk to Oxnard · Norwalk 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	51	61	74	78	77	73	70	70	71	71	77	85	82	68	62	56	52
Tue	52	62	72	80	76	77	70	69	68	71	76	88	83	70	64	57	53
Wed	51	61	70	76	76	73	70	68	67	68	79	88	86	72	66	59	53
Thu	52	61	71	75	78	74	70	70	69	71	80	92	89	72	65	62	53
Fri	52	61	68	71	73	70	70	70	72	72	77	79	74	69	67	63	54
Sat	52	53	54	55	60	66	70	66	69	70	71	70	70	70	70	65	55
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	57	62	66	67	70	71	73	71	73	72	65	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	61	74	78	77	73	70	70	71	71	77	85	82	68	62	56	52
Tue	52	62	72	80	76	77	70	69	68	71	76	88	83	70	64	57	53
Wed	51	61	70	76	76	73	70	68	67	68	79	88	86	72	66	59	53
Thu	52	61	71	75	78	74	70	70	69	71	80	92	89	72	65	62	53
Fri	52	61	68	71	73	70	70	70	72	72	77	79	74	69	67	63	54
Sat	52	53	54	55	60	66	70	66	69	70	71	70	70	70	70	65	55
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	57	62	66	67	70	71	73	71	73	72	65	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	61	74	78	77	73	70	70	71	71	77	85	82	68	62	56	52
Tue	52	62	72	80	76	77	70	69	68	71	76	88	83	70	64	57	53
Wed	51	61	70	76	76	73	70	68	67	68	79	88	86	72	66	59	53
Thu	52	61	71	75	78	74	70	70	69	71	80	92	89	72	65	62	53
Fri	52	61	68	71	73	70	70	70	72	72	77	79	74	69	67	63	54
Sat	52	53	54	55	60	66	70	66	69	70	71	70	70	70	70	65	55
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	57	62	66	67	70	71	73	71	73	72	65	57