Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Simi Valley

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-405 North and SR-118 West, usually 60 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	56	56	57	59	58	59	61	65	77	141	195	183	148	109	76	61	57
Tue	56	57	59	60	60	60	62	65	74	123	195	185	151	112	80	62	57
Wed	56	57	59	60	61	60	60	64	75	119	186	190	164	126	91	65	60
Thu	60	59	60	63	63	63	65	72	89	119	179	180	150	114	83	65	58
Fri	57	58	60	63	63	62	63	66	82	120	168	167	138	102	73	62	58
Sat	56	57	57	58	58	60	61	61	61	63	66	69	64	62	60	59	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	60	61	61	61	61	60	59	59	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 56 minutes and up to 195 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (69 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 9 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 11 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 195 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 56 to 195 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 3 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 195 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	56	56	57	59	58	59	61	65	77	141	195	183	148	109	76	61	57
Tue	56	57	59	60	60	60	62	65	74	123	195	185	151	112	80	62	57
Wed	56	57	59	60	61	60	60	64	75	119	186	190	164	126	91	65	60
Thu	60	59	60	63	63	63	65	72	89	119	179	180	150	114	83	65	58
Fri	57	58	60	63	63	62	63	66	82	120	168	167	138	102	73	62	58
Sat	56	57	57	58	58	60	61	61	61	63	66	69	64	62	60	59	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	60	61	61	61	61	60	59	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	57	59	58	59	61	65	77	141	195	183	148	109	76	61	57
Tue	56	57	59	60	60	60	62	65	74	123	195	185	151	112	80	62	57
Wed	56	57	59	60	61	60	60	64	75	119	186	190	164	126	91	65	60
Thu	60	59	60	63	63	63	65	72	89	119	179	180	150	114	83	65	58
Fri	57	58	60	63	63	62	63	66	82	120	168	167	138	102	73	62	58
Sat	56	57	57	58	58	60	61	61	61	63	66	69	64	62	60	59	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	60	61	61	61	61	60	59	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	57	59	58	59	61	65	77	141	195	183	148	109	76	61	57
Tue	56	57	59	60	60	60	62	65	74	123	195	185	151	112	80	62	57
Wed	56	57	59	60	61	60	60	64	75	119	186	190	164	126	91	65	60
Thu	60	59	60	63	63	63	65	72	89	119	179	180	150	114	83	65	58
Fri	57	58	60	63	63	62	63	66	82	120	168	167	138	102	73	62	58
Sat	56	57	57	58	58	60	61	61	61	63	66	69	64	62	60	59	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	60	61	61	61	61	60	59	59	57