Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Anaheim

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 97 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 67-mile drive from Simi Valley to Anaheim (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Anaheim to Simi Valley

Freeway, about 66 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.6 miles: 2 to 4 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 Simi Valley (3rd Street) to Disneyland 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 Simi Valley to Anaheim 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	61	72	81	78	74	73	73	74	77	84	92	96	90	76	65	62	61
Tue	61	74	86	82	78	76	75	75	78	86	96	103	97	82	68	62	61
Wed	61	74	86	84	80	77	76	76	79	87	97	104	98	84	69	63	61
Thu	61	76	86	82	79	77	76	78	82	91	100	107	102	87	71	65	61
Fri	61	70	78	78	77	76	78	82	90	99	106	106	102	87	75	68	62
Sat	61	62	64	66	70	73	76	78	82	83	84	82	79	73	69	65	62
Sun	60	60	61	61	63	67	70	73	76	77	75	73	71	70	68	67	62

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 Simi Valley to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Anaheim?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 61 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	72	81	78	74	73	73	74	77	84	92	96	90	76	65	62	61
Tue	61	74	86	82	78	76	75	75	78	86	96	103	97	82	68	62	61
Wed	61	74	86	84	80	77	76	76	79	87	97	104	98	84	69	63	61
Thu	61	76	86	82	79	77	76	78	82	91	100	107	102	87	71	65	61
Fri	61	70	78	78	77	76	78	82	90	99	106	106	102	87	75	68	62
Sat	61	62	64	66	70	73	76	78	82	83	84	82	79	73	69	65	62
Sun	60	60	61	61	63	67	70	73	76	77	75	73	71	70	68	67	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	72	81	78	74	73	73	74	77	84	92	96	90	76	65	62	61
Tue	61	74	86	82	78	76	75	75	78	86	96	103	97	82	68	62	61
Wed	61	74	86	84	80	77	76	76	79	87	97	104	98	84	69	63	61
Thu	61	76	86	82	79	77	76	78	82	91	100	107	102	87	71	65	61
Fri	61	70	78	78	77	76	78	82	90	99	106	106	102	87	75	68	62
Sat	61	62	64	66	70	73	76	78	82	83	84	82	79	73	69	65	62
Sun	60	60	61	61	63	67	70	73	76	77	75	73	71	70	68	67	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	72	81	78	74	73	73	74	77	84	92	96	90	76	65	62	61
Tue	61	74	86	82	78	76	75	75	78	86	96	103	97	82	68	62	61
Wed	61	74	86	84	80	77	76	76	79	87	97	104	98	84	69	63	61
Thu	61	76	86	82	79	77	76	78	82	91	100	107	102	87	71	65	61
Fri	61	70	78	78	77	76	78	82	90	99	106	106	102	87	75	68	62
Sat	61	62	64	66	70	73	76	78	82	83	84	82	79	73	69	65	62
Sun	60	60	61	61	63	67	70	73	76	77	75	73	71	70	68	67	62