Best Time to Drive from Rowland Heights to Simi Valley

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via SR-60 West and I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 116 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Rowland Heights 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	56	95	118	127	127	120	111	110	114	113	109	120	106	96	85	64	59
Tue	57	91	107	117	132	123	107	102	97	105	110	124	110	98	90	69	60
Wed	55	84	99	108	126	121	112	98	100	103	116	125	114	107	95	77	60
Thu	57	84	104	110	124	113	105	105	107	104	112	122	112	105	99	81	61
Fri	57	88	108	118	120	110	106	103	104	101	105	106	101	98	100	88	61
Sat	59	59	63	69	87	105	111	98	111	107	110	108	105	111	116	88	64
Sun	59	59	58	59	60	69	93	104	109	114	122	114	111	111	102	87	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Rowland Heights to Simi Valley (via SR-60 West and I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (122 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rowland Heights to Simi Valley?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 55 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rowland Heights to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	95	118	127	127	120	111	110	114	113	109	120	106	96	85	64	59
Tue	57	91	107	117	132	123	107	102	97	105	110	124	110	98	90	69	60
Wed	55	84	99	108	126	121	112	98	100	103	116	125	114	107	95	77	60
Thu	57	84	104	110	124	113	105	105	107	104	112	122	112	105	99	81	61
Fri	57	88	108	118	120	110	106	103	104	101	105	106	101	98	100	88	61
Sat	59	59	63	69	87	105	111	98	111	107	110	108	105	111	116	88	64
Sun	59	59	58	59	60	69	93	104	109	114	122	114	111	111	102	87	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	95	118	127	127	120	111	110	114	113	109	120	106	96	85	64	59
Tue	57	91	107	117	132	123	107	102	97	105	110	124	110	98	90	69	60
Wed	55	84	99	108	126	121	112	98	100	103	116	125	114	107	95	77	60
Thu	57	84	104	110	124	113	105	105	107	104	112	122	112	105	99	81	61
Fri	57	88	108	118	120	110	106	103	104	101	105	106	101	98	100	88	61
Sat	59	59	63	69	87	105	111	98	111	107	110	108	105	111	116	88	64
Sun	59	59	58	59	60	69	93	104	109	114	122	114	111	111	102	87	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	95	118	127	127	120	111	110	114	113	109	120	106	96	85	64	59
Tue	57	91	107	117	132	123	107	102	97	105	110	124	110	98	90	69	60
Wed	55	84	99	108	126	121	112	98	100	103	116	125	114	107	95	77	60
Thu	57	84	104	110	124	113	105	105	107	104	112	122	112	105	99	81	61
Fri	57	88	108	118	120	110	106	103	104	101	105	106	101	98	100	88	61
Sat	59	59	63	69	87	105	111	98	111	107	110	108	105	111	116	88	64
Sun	59	59	58	59	60	69	93	104	109	114	122	114	111	111	102	87	66