Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Simi Valley

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via SR-118 West, usually 35 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Simi Valley (via SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (36 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Simi Valley to Santa Clarita

Freeway, about 25 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 9 to 16 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) to central Simi Valley (3rd Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Clarita 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	31	34	40	39	36	34	34	34	33	33	34	35	35	34	33	31	31
Tue	31	36	46	43	38	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	35	33	32	31
Wed	31	34	38	39	36	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	34	33	32	31
Thu	31	35	42	42	35	34	34	33	33	33	34	36	37	35	33	32	31
Fri	31	34	37	36	35	34	35	35	34	34	35	37	37	36	34	33	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	35	36	35	35	33	33	32	32	31

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 Santa Clarita to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Simi Valley?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 31 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	40	39	36	34	34	34	33	33	34	35	35	34	33	31	31
Tue	31	36	46	43	38	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	35	33	32	31
Wed	31	34	38	39	36	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	34	33	32	31
Thu	31	35	42	42	35	34	34	33	33	33	34	36	37	35	33	32	31
Fri	31	34	37	36	35	34	35	35	34	34	35	37	37	36	34	33	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	35	36	35	35	33	33	32	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	40	39	36	34	34	34	33	33	34	35	35	34	33	31	31
Tue	31	36	46	43	38	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	35	33	32	31
Wed	31	34	38	39	36	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	34	33	32	31
Thu	31	35	42	42	35	34	34	33	33	33	34	36	37	35	33	32	31
Fri	31	34	37	36	35	34	35	35	34	34	35	37	37	36	34	33	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	35	36	35	35	33	33	32	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	40	39	36	34	34	34	33	33	34	35	35	34	33	31	31
Tue	31	36	46	43	38	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	35	33	32	31
Wed	31	34	38	39	36	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	34	33	32	31
Thu	31	35	42	42	35	34	34	33	33	33	34	36	37	35	33	32	31
Fri	31	34	37	36	35	34	35	35	34	34	35	37	37	36	34	33	32
Sat	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	35	36	35	35	33	33	32	32	31