Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Rosemead to Simi Valley

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 60 at this time.

Only 15% 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Rosemead to Simi Valley by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon4654677071686565656670767664575147
Tue4755656972726664606469817864595348
Wed4554636670716764626468848166615447
Thu4754636570696564646571848368615848
Fri4654626570656463656567726661605948
Sat4747485055626563666665656464676250
Sun4747474748505660646566686464656250

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Rosemead to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (68 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rosemead 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 Rosemead to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 45 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rosemead to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

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