Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Brea

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via I-210 East and SR-118 East, usually 82 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Brea 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	73	82	91	91	83	79	79	79	81	88	94	96	93	81	75	73	71
Tue	73	84	99	98	89	83	80	81	84	89	95	99	96	87	79	76	72
Wed	74	84	98	108	92	84	82	81	84	92	98	100	94	85	80	75	72
Thu	74	83	96	96	86	84	82	82	89	97	102	104	96	86	79	76	73
Fri	74	80	86	87	84	83	86	89	96	104	107	108	101	88	82	75	72
Sat	71	72	73	73	74	78	79	82	89	87	88	87	81	76	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	72	71	73	75	76	76	78	75	75	74	73	73	74	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Simi Valley to Brea (via I-210 East and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 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 to central Brea 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 Brea?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 71 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Brea?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (38 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (23 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	82	91	91	83	79	79	79	81	88	94	96	93	81	75	73	71
Tue	73	84	99	98	89	83	80	81	84	89	95	99	96	87	79	76	72
Wed	74	84	98	108	92	84	82	81	84	92	98	100	94	85	80	75	72
Thu	74	83	96	96	86	84	82	82	89	97	102	104	96	86	79	76	73
Fri	74	80	86	87	84	83	86	89	96	104	107	108	101	88	82	75	72
Sat	71	72	73	73	74	78	79	82	89	87	88	87	81	76	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	72	71	73	75	76	76	78	75	75	74	73	73	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	82	91	91	83	79	79	79	81	88	94	96	93	81	75	73	71
Tue	73	84	99	98	89	83	80	81	84	89	95	99	96	87	79	76	72
Wed	74	84	98	108	92	84	82	81	84	92	98	100	94	85	80	75	72
Thu	74	83	96	96	86	84	82	82	89	97	102	104	96	86	79	76	73
Fri	74	80	86	87	84	83	86	89	96	104	107	108	101	88	82	75	72
Sat	71	72	73	73	74	78	79	82	89	87	88	87	81	76	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	72	71	73	75	76	76	78	75	75	74	73	73	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	82	91	91	83	79	79	79	81	88	94	96	93	81	75	73	71
Tue	73	84	99	98	89	83	80	81	84	89	95	99	96	87	79	76	72
Wed	74	84	98	108	92	84	82	81	84	92	98	100	94	85	80	75	72
Thu	74	83	96	96	86	84	82	82	89	97	102	104	96	86	79	76	73
Fri	74	80	86	87	84	83	86	89	96	104	107	108	101	88	82	75	72
Sat	71	72	73	73	74	78	79	82	89	87	88	87	81	76	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	72	71	73	75	76	76	78	75	75	74	73	73	74	70