Best Time to Drive from Rowland Heights to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 72 minutes via SR-60 West and I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 108 at this time.

Only 3% 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	94	118	127	128	123	113	110	114	114	111	121	107	96	86	65	59
Tue	57	91	108	117	132	122	104	101	97	100	108	123	110	100	90	69	60
Wed	56	84	100	107	125	119	111	99	100	102	112	122	113	106	96	77	59
Thu	57	87	105	111	126	114	106	106	108	104	110	122	113	107	100	81	61
Fri	57	89	108	117	118	108	106	102	104	101	105	107	103	98	99	85	61
Sat	59	59	62	69	79	97	104	95	106	105	108	107	107	112	114	88	64
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	68	91	104	110	117	123	115	115	115	104	87	69

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 56 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 (123 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 56 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 56 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	94	118	127	128	123	113	110	114	114	111	121	107	96	86	65	59
Tue	57	91	108	117	132	122	104	101	97	100	108	123	110	100	90	69	60
Wed	56	84	100	107	125	119	111	99	100	102	112	122	113	106	96	77	59
Thu	57	87	105	111	126	114	106	106	108	104	110	122	113	107	100	81	61
Fri	57	89	108	117	118	108	106	102	104	101	105	107	103	98	99	85	61
Sat	59	59	62	69	79	97	104	95	106	105	108	107	107	112	114	88	64
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	68	91	104	110	117	123	115	115	115	104	87	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	94	118	127	128	123	113	110	114	114	111	121	107	96	86	65	59
Tue	57	91	108	117	132	122	104	101	97	100	108	123	110	100	90	69	60
Wed	56	84	100	107	125	119	111	99	100	102	112	122	113	106	96	77	59
Thu	57	87	105	111	126	114	106	106	108	104	110	122	113	107	100	81	61
Fri	57	89	108	117	118	108	106	102	104	101	105	107	103	98	99	85	61
Sat	59	59	62	69	79	97	104	95	106	105	108	107	107	112	114	88	64
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	68	91	104	110	117	123	115	115	115	104	87	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	94	118	127	128	123	113	110	114	114	111	121	107	96	86	65	59
Tue	57	91	108	117	132	122	104	101	97	100	108	123	110	100	90	69	60
Wed	56	84	100	107	125	119	111	99	100	102	112	122	113	106	96	77	59
Thu	57	87	105	111	126	114	106	106	108	104	110	122	113	107	100	81	61
Fri	57	89	108	117	118	108	106	102	104	101	105	107	103	98	99	85	61
Sat	59	59	62	69	79	97	104	95	106	105	108	107	107	112	114	88	64
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	68	91	104	110	117	123	115	115	115	104	87	69