Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Culver City

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via SR-118 East and I-405 South, usually 54 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 40-mile drive from Simi Valley to Culver City (via SR-118 East and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Culver City to Simi Valley

Freeway, about 38 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.8 miles: 3 to 6 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 Culver City (Duquesne 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 Culver City 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	36	45	57	56	52	44	43	42	42	43	47	51	49	43	38	37	37
Tue	36	46	59	59	54	47	44	43	43	44	50	55	54	46	40	37	37
Wed	36	46	60	61	54	49	45	44	43	45	52	57	55	48	40	38	37
Thu	36	46	59	59	54	48	45	44	44	46	52	58	56	49	41	38	37
Fri	36	44	54	53	48	46	46	46	48	50	56	60	56	48	41	38	37
Sat	36	37	38	39	39	41	43	44	45	45	44	44	43	42	39	38	37
Sun	36	36	37	37	37	38	40	42	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	38	37

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 Culver City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Culver City?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Culver City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	45	57	56	52	44	43	42	42	43	47	51	49	43	38	37	37
Tue	36	46	59	59	54	47	44	43	43	44	50	55	54	46	40	37	37
Wed	36	46	60	61	54	49	45	44	43	45	52	57	55	48	40	38	37
Thu	36	46	59	59	54	48	45	44	44	46	52	58	56	49	41	38	37
Fri	36	44	54	53	48	46	46	46	48	50	56	60	56	48	41	38	37
Sat	36	37	38	39	39	41	43	44	45	45	44	44	43	42	39	38	37
Sun	36	36	37	37	37	38	40	42	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	45	57	56	52	44	43	42	42	43	47	51	49	43	38	37	37
Tue	36	46	59	59	54	47	44	43	43	44	50	55	54	46	40	37	37
Wed	36	46	60	61	54	49	45	44	43	45	52	57	55	48	40	38	37
Thu	36	46	59	59	54	48	45	44	44	46	52	58	56	49	41	38	37
Fri	36	44	54	53	48	46	46	46	48	50	56	60	56	48	41	38	37
Sat	36	37	38	39	39	41	43	44	45	45	44	44	43	42	39	38	37
Sun	36	36	37	37	37	38	40	42	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	45	57	56	52	44	43	42	42	43	47	51	49	43	38	37	37
Tue	36	46	59	59	54	47	44	43	43	44	50	55	54	46	40	37	37
Wed	36	46	60	61	54	49	45	44	43	45	52	57	55	48	40	38	37
Thu	36	46	59	59	54	48	45	44	44	46	52	58	56	49	41	38	37
Fri	36	44	54	53	48	46	46	46	48	50	56	60	56	48	41	38	37
Sat	36	37	38	39	39	41	43	44	45	45	44	44	43	42	39	38	37
Sun	36	36	37	37	37	38	40	42	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	38	37