Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-405 North and SR-118 West, usually 82 at this time.

Only 1% 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 San Pedro 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	55	68	94	89	86	82	74	73	78	99	128	129	113	86	64	59	56
Tue	55	81	152	140	115	102	93	77	84	104	133	137	120	94	69	59	56
Wed	55	82	158	149	120	101	87	81	86	100	134	143	127	103	71	61	57
Thu	56	84	144	133	105	102	90	83	83	99	126	136	118	94	70	60	57
Fri	54	83	136	112	91	84	93	90	92	112	123	123	102	79	64	61	57
Sat	57	57	58	60	64	75	82	81	87	89	84	80	76	68	70	63	57
Sun	57	56	58	57	59	62	69	78	92	91	87	74	71	67	66	64	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from San Pedro to Simi Valley (via I-405 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 160 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro 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 San Pedro to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 160 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Pedro to Simi Valley?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 54 to 160 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 160 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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More drives

Simi Valley to San Pedro (return trip) · San Pedro to Los Angeles · San Pedro to Long Beach · San Pedro to Anaheim · San Pedro to Riverside · San Pedro to Santa Ana · San Pedro to Irvine · San Pedro to San Bernardino · San Pedro to Fontana · San Pedro to Oxnard · San Pedro to Moreno Valley · San Pedro to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	68	94	89	86	82	74	73	78	99	128	129	113	86	64	59	56
Tue	55	81	152	140	115	102	93	77	84	104	133	137	120	94	69	59	56
Wed	55	82	158	149	120	101	87	81	86	100	134	143	127	103	71	61	57
Thu	56	84	144	133	105	102	90	83	83	99	126	136	118	94	70	60	57
Fri	54	83	136	112	91	84	93	90	92	112	123	123	102	79	64	61	57
Sat	57	57	58	60	64	75	82	81	87	89	84	80	76	68	70	63	57
Sun	57	56	58	57	59	62	69	78	92	91	87	74	71	67	66	64	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	68	94	89	86	82	74	73	78	99	128	129	113	86	64	59	56
Tue	55	81	152	140	115	102	93	77	84	104	133	137	120	94	69	59	56
Wed	55	82	158	149	120	101	87	81	86	100	134	143	127	103	71	61	57
Thu	56	84	144	133	105	102	90	83	83	99	126	136	118	94	70	60	57
Fri	54	83	136	112	91	84	93	90	92	112	123	123	102	79	64	61	57
Sat	57	57	58	60	64	75	82	81	87	89	84	80	76	68	70	63	57
Sun	57	56	58	57	59	62	69	78	92	91	87	74	71	67	66	64	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	68	94	89	86	82	74	73	78	99	128	129	113	86	64	59	56
Tue	55	81	152	140	115	102	93	77	84	104	133	137	120	94	69	59	56
Wed	55	82	158	149	120	101	87	81	86	100	134	143	127	103	71	61	57
Thu	56	84	144	133	105	102	90	83	83	99	126	136	118	94	70	60	57
Fri	54	83	136	112	91	84	93	90	92	112	123	123	102	79	64	61	57
Sat	57	57	58	60	64	75	82	81	87	89	84	80	76	68	70	63	57
Sun	57	56	58	57	59	62	69	78	92	91	87	74	71	67	66	64	57