Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Canyon Country

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via SR-118 East, usually 34 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Simi Valley to Canyon Country 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	33	43	47	38	36	36	35	35	35	36	39	43	44	40	35	33	33
Tue	32	44	47	39	36	36	35	35	35	36	39	45	46	41	36	33	33
Wed	32	43	49	40	37	36	35	35	35	36	40	44	45	41	36	34	33
Thu	33	44	47	38	36	35	35	35	36	37	41	45	46	42	37	34	33
Fri	33	40	41	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	41	45	45	41	37	35	33
Sat	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Simi Valley to Canyon Country (via SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (14 to 29 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 Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Canyon Country?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 32 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	47	38	36	36	35	35	35	36	39	43	44	40	35	33	33
Tue	32	44	47	39	36	36	35	35	35	36	39	45	46	41	36	33	33
Wed	32	43	49	40	37	36	35	35	35	36	40	44	45	41	36	34	33
Thu	33	44	47	38	36	35	35	35	36	37	41	45	46	42	37	34	33
Fri	33	40	41	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	41	45	45	41	37	35	33
Sat	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	47	38	36	36	35	35	35	36	39	43	44	40	35	33	33
Tue	32	44	47	39	36	36	35	35	35	36	39	45	46	41	36	33	33
Wed	32	43	49	40	37	36	35	35	35	36	40	44	45	41	36	34	33
Thu	33	44	47	38	36	35	35	35	36	37	41	45	46	42	37	34	33
Fri	33	40	41	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	41	45	45	41	37	35	33
Sat	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	47	38	36	36	35	35	35	36	39	43	44	40	35	33	33
Tue	32	44	47	39	36	36	35	35	35	36	39	45	46	41	36	33	33
Wed	32	43	49	40	37	36	35	35	35	36	40	44	45	41	36	34	33
Thu	33	44	47	38	36	35	35	35	36	37	41	45	46	42	37	34	33
Fri	33	40	41	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	41	45	45	41	37	35	33
Sat	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32