Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Simi Valley

Right now (7:33 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 94 at this time.

Only 22% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Ontario to Simi Valley (via I-10 West and I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 69 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (31 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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