Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Claremont

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 122 minutes via I-10 East and SR-118 East and I-5 South, usually 109 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.

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 65 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Claremont to Simi Valley

Freeway, about 70 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 3 to 5 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Simi Valley (3rd Street) to central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	66	71	76	78	77	77	77	78	82	97	109	112	103	83	71	67	66
Tue	66	72	79	81	80	79	78	78	83	98	115	120	109	90	74	68	66
Wed	66	72	80	83	82	80	78	80	87	101	115	121	110	92	75	69	66
Thu	66	72	79	80	80	78	78	80	88	103	117	121	110	93	77	70	66
Fri	65	70	76	79	78	79	82	90	101	117	122	119	108	93	79	72	67
Sat	66	67	68	69	71	74	78	80	84	87	87	86	82	76	72	69	66
Sun	65	65	66	66	67	69	72	73	75	75	74	73	72	72	71	70	66

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 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 65 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Claremont?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	71	76	78	77	77	77	78	82	97	109	112	103	83	71	67	66
Tue	66	72	79	81	80	79	78	78	83	98	115	120	109	90	74	68	66
Wed	66	72	80	83	82	80	78	80	87	101	115	121	110	92	75	69	66
Thu	66	72	79	80	80	78	78	80	88	103	117	121	110	93	77	70	66
Fri	65	70	76	79	78	79	82	90	101	117	122	119	108	93	79	72	67
Sat	66	67	68	69	71	74	78	80	84	87	87	86	82	76	72	69	66
Sun	65	65	66	66	67	69	72	73	75	75	74	73	72	72	71	70	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	71	76	78	77	77	77	78	82	97	109	112	103	83	71	67	66
Tue	66	72	79	81	80	79	78	78	83	98	115	120	109	90	74	68	66
Wed	66	72	80	83	82	80	78	80	87	101	115	121	110	92	75	69	66
Thu	66	72	79	80	80	78	78	80	88	103	117	121	110	93	77	70	66
Fri	65	70	76	79	78	79	82	90	101	117	122	119	108	93	79	72	67
Sat	66	67	68	69	71	74	78	80	84	87	87	86	82	76	72	69	66
Sun	65	65	66	66	67	69	72	73	75	75	74	73	72	72	71	70	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	71	76	78	77	77	77	78	82	97	109	112	103	83	71	67	66
Tue	66	72	79	81	80	79	78	78	83	98	115	120	109	90	74	68	66
Wed	66	72	80	83	82	80	78	80	87	101	115	121	110	92	75	69	66
Thu	66	72	79	80	80	78	78	80	88	103	117	121	110	93	77	70	66
Fri	65	70	76	79	78	79	82	90	101	117	122	119	108	93	79	72	67
Sat	66	67	68	69	71	74	78	80	84	87	87	86	82	76	72	69	66
Sun	65	65	66	66	67	69	72	73	75	75	74	73	72	72	71	70	66