Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Anaheim

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 63 at this time.

Only 8% 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 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	63	77	83	82	81	85	83	83	80	96	109	109	102	88	70	63	61
Tue	59	83	91	94	97	84	80	80	82	102	117	121	108	94	77	65	60
Wed	58	82	94	96	102	82	79	78	85	96	102	103	100	92	76	68	61
Thu	59	84	93	94	98	86	84	88	88	112	117	119	116	97	73	70	61
Fri	59	78	87	89	83	80	79	90	106	116	116	115	115	93	79	72	63
Sat	61	63	65	72	77	77	79	80	87	92	91	85	85	80	76	73	62
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	69	76	81	82	84	82	80	79	80	76	74	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Simi Valley to Anaheim (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Simi Valley (3rd Street) to Disneyland 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 Simi Valley to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 58 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Anaheim?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (31 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (14 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Anaheim to Simi Valley (return trip) · Simi Valley to Los Angeles · Simi Valley to Santa Monica · Simi Valley to Pasadena · Simi Valley to Long Beach · Simi Valley to West Covina · Simi Valley to Burbank · Simi Valley to Glendale · Simi Valley to Santa Clarita · Simi Valley to Van Nuys · Simi Valley to Torrance · Simi Valley to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	77	83	82	81	85	83	83	80	96	109	109	102	88	70	63	61
Tue	59	83	91	94	97	84	80	80	82	102	117	121	108	94	77	65	60
Wed	58	82	94	96	102	82	79	78	85	96	102	103	100	92	76	68	61
Thu	59	84	93	94	98	86	84	88	88	112	117	119	116	97	73	70	61
Fri	59	78	87	89	83	80	79	90	106	116	116	115	115	93	79	72	63
Sat	61	63	65	72	77	77	79	80	87	92	91	85	85	80	76	73	62
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	69	76	81	82	84	82	80	79	80	76	74	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	77	83	82	81	85	83	83	80	96	109	109	102	88	70	63	61
Tue	59	83	91	94	97	84	80	80	82	102	117	121	108	94	77	65	60
Wed	58	82	94	96	102	82	79	78	85	96	102	103	100	92	76	68	61
Thu	59	84	93	94	98	86	84	88	88	112	117	119	116	97	73	70	61
Fri	59	78	87	89	83	80	79	90	106	116	116	115	115	93	79	72	63
Sat	61	63	65	72	77	77	79	80	87	92	91	85	85	80	76	73	62
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	69	76	81	82	84	82	80	79	80	76	74	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	77	83	82	81	85	83	83	80	96	109	109	102	88	70	63	61
Tue	59	83	91	94	97	84	80	80	82	102	117	121	108	94	77	65	60
Wed	58	82	94	96	102	82	79	78	85	96	102	103	100	92	76	68	61
Thu	59	84	93	94	98	86	84	88	88	112	117	119	116	97	73	70	61
Fri	59	78	87	89	83	80	79	90	106	116	116	115	115	93	79	72	63
Sat	61	63	65	72	77	77	79	80	87	92	91	85	85	80	76	73	62
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	69	76	81	82	84	82	80	79	80	76	74	63