Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Compton

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 67 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 Compton 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	54	65	77	76	70	63	63	64	69	76	85	89	84	70	59	55	53
Tue	54	66	80	80	73	66	64	65	70	80	91	98	93	76	62	56	53
Wed	54	66	81	81	73	68	66	67	72	82	95	101	95	80	65	58	53
Thu	54	66	79	79	73	67	66	69	74	84	94	101	96	81	67	59	54
Fri	53	64	74	72	67	66	69	74	83	92	98	100	91	78	67	60	54
Sat	53	53	55	56	58	61	65	69	72	73	74	72	69	65	60	56	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	56	59	62	64	65	64	62	61	59	58	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Simi Valley to Compton (via I-405 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 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 Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 53 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Compton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	65	77	76	70	63	63	64	69	76	85	89	84	70	59	55	53
Tue	54	66	80	80	73	66	64	65	70	80	91	98	93	76	62	56	53
Wed	54	66	81	81	73	68	66	67	72	82	95	101	95	80	65	58	53
Thu	54	66	79	79	73	67	66	69	74	84	94	101	96	81	67	59	54
Fri	53	64	74	72	67	66	69	74	83	92	98	100	91	78	67	60	54
Sat	53	53	55	56	58	61	65	69	72	73	74	72	69	65	60	56	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	56	59	62	64	65	64	62	61	59	58	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	65	77	76	70	63	63	64	69	76	85	89	84	70	59	55	53
Tue	54	66	80	80	73	66	64	65	70	80	91	98	93	76	62	56	53
Wed	54	66	81	81	73	68	66	67	72	82	95	101	95	80	65	58	53
Thu	54	66	79	79	73	67	66	69	74	84	94	101	96	81	67	59	54
Fri	53	64	74	72	67	66	69	74	83	92	98	100	91	78	67	60	54
Sat	53	53	55	56	58	61	65	69	72	73	74	72	69	65	60	56	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	56	59	62	64	65	64	62	61	59	58	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	65	77	76	70	63	63	64	69	76	85	89	84	70	59	55	53
Tue	54	66	80	80	73	66	64	65	70	80	91	98	93	76	62	56	53
Wed	54	66	81	81	73	68	66	67	72	82	95	101	95	80	65	58	53
Thu	54	66	79	79	73	67	66	69	74	84	94	101	96	81	67	59	54
Fri	53	64	74	72	67	66	69	74	83	92	98	100	91	78	67	60	54
Sat	53	53	55	56	58	61	65	69	72	73	74	72	69	65	60	56	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	56	59	62	64	65	64	62	61	59	58	57	53