Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Claremont

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 99 minutes via I-10 East and SR-118 East and I-5 South, usually 89 at this time.

Only 21% 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	81	88	89	85	84	83	87	103	109	112	109	89	76	69	65
Tue	64	76	85	100	105	88	81	84	88	112	123	123	114	99	81	70	65
Wed	64	75	85	99	109	86	83	82	89	110	124	123	115	98	81	72	66
Thu	65	76	85	93	99	86	82	84	94	111	121	123	111	97	81	74	66
Fri	64	75	82	86	85	83	83	95	109	130	120	116	109	97	83	76	67
Sat	65	67	70	72	74	75	77	80	84	89	88	88	88	82	79	74	67
Sun	65	65	66	66	67	71	75	77	78	79	79	77	77	78	76	75	67

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 130 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 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (89 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 130 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 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Claremont?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 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	81	88	89	85	84	83	87	103	109	112	109	89	76	69	65
Tue	64	76	85	100	105	88	81	84	88	112	123	123	114	99	81	70	65
Wed	64	75	85	99	109	86	83	82	89	110	124	123	115	98	81	72	66
Thu	65	76	85	93	99	86	82	84	94	111	121	123	111	97	81	74	66
Fri	64	75	82	86	85	83	83	95	109	130	120	116	109	97	83	76	67
Sat	65	67	70	72	74	75	77	80	84	89	88	88	88	82	79	74	67
Sun	65	65	66	66	67	71	75	77	78	79	79	77	77	78	76	75	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	76	81	88	89	85	84	83	87	103	109	112	109	89	76	69	65
Tue	64	76	85	100	105	88	81	84	88	112	123	123	114	99	81	70	65
Wed	64	75	85	99	109	86	83	82	89	110	124	123	115	98	81	72	66
Thu	65	76	85	93	99	86	82	84	94	111	121	123	111	97	81	74	66
Fri	64	75	82	86	85	83	83	95	109	130	120	116	109	97	83	76	67
Sat	65	67	70	72	74	75	77	80	84	89	88	88	88	82	79	74	67
Sun	65	65	66	66	67	71	75	77	78	79	79	77	77	78	76	75	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	76	81	88	89	85	84	83	87	103	109	112	109	89	76	69	65
Tue	64	76	85	100	105	88	81	84	88	112	123	123	114	99	81	70	65
Wed	64	75	85	99	109	86	83	82	89	110	124	123	115	98	81	72	66
Thu	65	76	85	93	99	86	82	84	94	111	121	123	111	97	81	74	66
Fri	64	75	82	86	85	83	83	95	109	130	120	116	109	97	83	76	67
Sat	65	67	70	72	74	75	77	80	84	89	88	88	88	82	79	74	67
Sun	65	65	66	66	67	71	75	77	78	79	79	77	77	78	76	75	67