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Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Simi Valley

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 21 minutes via SR-118 West, usually 21 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Simi Valley (via SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 21 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 18 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (17 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Simi Valley to Porter Ranch

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) to central Simi Valley (3rd Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Porter Ranch to Simi Valley by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1717181818181818181818191918171717
Tue1717181918181818181818202118171717
Wed1717181919181818181819212119171717
Thu1717181918181818181819212119171717
Fri1717181818181818181819212119171717
Sat1717171717171717171717171717171717
Sun1717171717171717171717171717171717

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 Porter Ranch to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 21 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to Simi Valley?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 17 to 21 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 18 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 21 minutes.

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