Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Simi Valley
Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-405 North and SR-118 West, usually 79 at this time.
Only 4% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 65 | 99 | 129 | 118 | 114 | 106 | 95 | 97 | 108 | 134 | 155 | 151 | 127 | 98 | 75 | 69 | 65 |
| Tue | 65 | 120 | 176 | 155 | 134 | 122 | 110 | 96 | 105 | 133 | 165 | 156 | 133 | 107 | 79 | 70 | 66 |
| Wed | 65 | 118 | 180 | 160 | 133 | 120 | 105 | 101 | 111 | 141 | 168 | 165 | 143 | 115 | 83 | 71 | 66 |
| Thu | 67 | 123 | 169 | 146 | 125 | 121 | 106 | 105 | 101 | 120 | 155 | 156 | 132 | 104 | 79 | 70 | 66 |
| Fri | 65 | 122 | 157 | 129 | 116 | 109 | 120 | 118 | 122 | 147 | 154 | 140 | 113 | 91 | 74 | 70 | 66 |
| Sat | 66 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 84 | 103 | 113 | 110 | 119 | 117 | 110 | 101 | 96 | 86 | 85 | 76 | 66 |
| Sun | 66 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 76 | 91 | 100 | 119 | 119 | 109 | 87 | 83 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 66 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Simi Valley (via I-405 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 180 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (120 minutes).
About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to Simi Valley?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 180 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Simi Valley?
The 70-mile drive usually takes 65 to 180 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to Simi Valley?
Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 180 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-405 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)
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