Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Claremont

Right now (10:32 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-10 East and SR-118 East and I-5 South.

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 Claremont 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	65	76	80	85	83	82	82	81	87	104	108	111	108	87	75	68	65
Tue	64	77	83	93	101	87	82	83	89	112	122	122	114	97	77	69	65
Wed	64	76	84	100	107	87	83	84	95	118	124	126	117	101	79	71	66
Thu	65	75	85	95	99	86	82	84	95	113	122	125	115	98	81	73	65
Fri	64	75	83	87	85	83	84	99	113	132	119	114	106	92	82	75	68
Sat	66	68	70	72	77	77	80	82	89	94	93	92	88	82	78	74	65
Sun	65	65	66	66	67	71	75	77	78	77	79	78	76	76	74	75	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Simi Valley to Claremont (via I-10 East and SR-118 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 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 Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 64 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Claremont?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (29 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	76	80	85	83	82	82	81	87	104	108	111	108	87	75	68	65
Tue	64	77	83	93	101	87	82	83	89	112	122	122	114	97	77	69	65
Wed	64	76	84	100	107	87	83	84	95	118	124	126	117	101	79	71	66
Thu	65	75	85	95	99	86	82	84	95	113	122	125	115	98	81	73	65
Fri	64	75	83	87	85	83	84	99	113	132	119	114	106	92	82	75	68
Sat	66	68	70	72	77	77	80	82	89	94	93	92	88	82	78	74	65
Sun	65	65	66	66	67	71	75	77	78	77	79	78	76	76	74	75	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	76	80	85	83	82	82	81	87	104	108	111	108	87	75	68	65
Tue	64	77	83	93	101	87	82	83	89	112	122	122	114	97	77	69	65
Wed	64	76	84	100	107	87	83	84	95	118	124	126	117	101	79	71	66
Thu	65	75	85	95	99	86	82	84	95	113	122	125	115	98	81	73	65
Fri	64	75	83	87	85	83	84	99	113	132	119	114	106	92	82	75	68
Sat	66	68	70	72	77	77	80	82	89	94	93	92	88	82	78	74	65
Sun	65	65	66	66	67	71	75	77	78	77	79	78	76	76	74	75	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	76	80	85	83	82	82	81	87	104	108	111	108	87	75	68	65
Tue	64	77	83	93	101	87	82	83	89	112	122	122	114	97	77	69	65
Wed	64	76	84	100	107	87	83	84	95	118	124	126	117	101	79	71	66
Thu	65	75	85	95	99	86	82	84	95	113	122	125	115	98	81	73	65
Fri	64	75	83	87	85	83	84	99	113	132	119	114	106	92	82	75	68
Sat	66	68	70	72	77	77	80	82	89	94	93	92	88	82	78	74	65
Sun	65	65	66	66	67	71	75	77	78	77	79	78	76	76	74	75	68