Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 81 minutes via SR-118 West and I-210 West, usually 79 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Pomona 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	64	79	104	104	96	86	81	78	78	77	86	94	90	76	70	69	66
Tue	64	83	112	110	100	90	82	77	74	76	86	102	94	80	71	68	66
Wed	64	81	109	106	97	87	81	78	75	79	96	107	99	85	72	69	66
Thu	65	79	105	102	95	88	83	79	77	80	97	108	103	86	74	69	66
Fri	64	76	86	88	86	85	84	85	85	87	100	98	94	86	77	70	65
Sat	65	66	67	67	69	72	79	81	81	82	80	79	79	78	75	69	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	66	67	69	74	77	77	77	77	76	79	75	72	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Pomona to Simi Valley (via SR-118 West and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona (East Mission 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 Pomona to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 64 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	79	104	104	96	86	81	78	78	77	86	94	90	76	70	69	66
Tue	64	83	112	110	100	90	82	77	74	76	86	102	94	80	71	68	66
Wed	64	81	109	106	97	87	81	78	75	79	96	107	99	85	72	69	66
Thu	65	79	105	102	95	88	83	79	77	80	97	108	103	86	74	69	66
Fri	64	76	86	88	86	85	84	85	85	87	100	98	94	86	77	70	65
Sat	65	66	67	67	69	72	79	81	81	82	80	79	79	78	75	69	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	66	67	69	74	77	77	77	77	76	79	75	72	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	79	104	104	96	86	81	78	78	77	86	94	90	76	70	69	66
Tue	64	83	112	110	100	90	82	77	74	76	86	102	94	80	71	68	66
Wed	64	81	109	106	97	87	81	78	75	79	96	107	99	85	72	69	66
Thu	65	79	105	102	95	88	83	79	77	80	97	108	103	86	74	69	66
Fri	64	76	86	88	86	85	84	85	85	87	100	98	94	86	77	70	65
Sat	65	66	67	67	69	72	79	81	81	82	80	79	79	78	75	69	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	66	67	69	74	77	77	77	77	76	79	75	72	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	79	104	104	96	86	81	78	78	77	86	94	90	76	70	69	66
Tue	64	83	112	110	100	90	82	77	74	76	86	102	94	80	71	68	66
Wed	64	81	109	106	97	87	81	78	75	79	96	107	99	85	72	69	66
Thu	65	79	105	102	95	88	83	79	77	80	97	108	103	86	74	69	66
Fri	64	76	86	88	86	85	84	85	85	87	100	98	94	86	77	70	65
Sat	65	66	67	67	69	72	79	81	81	82	80	79	79	78	75	69	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	66	67	69	74	77	77	77	77	76	79	75	72	66