Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Arcadia

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 57 minutes via SR-118 East and I-5 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Arcadia 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	44	48	51	59	59	55	54	53	53	56	60	61	60	53	47	47	45
Tue	44	49	52	70	73	58	52	53	55	59	62	63	65	57	49	47	45
Wed	44	49	52	69	78	58	52	53	55	61	65	65	66	57	50	47	45
Thu	44	49	53	64	67	56	53	54	57	61	65	65	65	58	51	49	45
Fri	44	49	52	57	55	54	55	59	63	66	65	63	62	55	52	49	45
Sat	45	46	48	48	48	49	50	54	54	55	55	52	52	49	48	47	45
Sun	44	44	45	44	45	46	47	48	49	48	49	49	48	48	48	49	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Simi Valley to Arcadia (via SR-118 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 9 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 central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Arcadia?

Leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	51	59	59	55	54	53	53	56	60	61	60	53	47	47	45
Tue	44	49	52	70	73	58	52	53	55	59	62	63	65	57	49	47	45
Wed	44	49	52	69	78	58	52	53	55	61	65	65	66	57	50	47	45
Thu	44	49	53	64	67	56	53	54	57	61	65	65	65	58	51	49	45
Fri	44	49	52	57	55	54	55	59	63	66	65	63	62	55	52	49	45
Sat	45	46	48	48	48	49	50	54	54	55	55	52	52	49	48	47	45
Sun	44	44	45	44	45	46	47	48	49	48	49	49	48	48	48	49	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	51	59	59	55	54	53	53	56	60	61	60	53	47	47	45
Tue	44	49	52	70	73	58	52	53	55	59	62	63	65	57	49	47	45
Wed	44	49	52	69	78	58	52	53	55	61	65	65	66	57	50	47	45
Thu	44	49	53	64	67	56	53	54	57	61	65	65	65	58	51	49	45
Fri	44	49	52	57	55	54	55	59	63	66	65	63	62	55	52	49	45
Sat	45	46	48	48	48	49	50	54	54	55	55	52	52	49	48	47	45
Sun	44	44	45	44	45	46	47	48	49	48	49	49	48	48	48	49	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	51	59	59	55	54	53	53	56	60	61	60	53	47	47	45
Tue	44	49	52	70	73	58	52	53	55	59	62	63	65	57	49	47	45
Wed	44	49	52	69	78	58	52	53	55	61	65	65	66	57	50	47	45
Thu	44	49	53	64	67	56	53	54	57	61	65	65	65	58	51	49	45
Fri	44	49	52	57	55	54	55	59	63	66	65	63	62	55	52	49	45
Sat	45	46	48	48	48	49	50	54	54	55	55	52	52	49	48	47	45
Sun	44	44	45	44	45	46	47	48	49	48	49	49	48	48	48	49	45