Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Cypress

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 73 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Cypress 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	63	73	79	80	78	83	81	81	78	94	110	111	105	89	69	63	60
Tue	58	76	87	94	95	82	76	77	82	102	116	120	113	96	77	64	60
Wed	58	75	87	95	99	79	76	75	78	87	98	97	92	84	73	67	61
Thu	59	77	89	89	92	83	80	85	86	111	118	121	119	97	72	70	61
Fri	59	75	85	88	81	78	77	88	105	116	114	115	115	94	78	71	62
Sat	60	61	64	70	73	75	77	81	84	90	90	82	83	78	73	71	61
Sun	59	59	60	60	62	68	73	78	80	81	79	78	75	77	73	72	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Simi Valley to Cypress (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 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 Cypress 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 Cypress?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 58 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Cypress?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (33 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	73	79	80	78	83	81	81	78	94	110	111	105	89	69	63	60
Tue	58	76	87	94	95	82	76	77	82	102	116	120	113	96	77	64	60
Wed	58	75	87	95	99	79	76	75	78	87	98	97	92	84	73	67	61
Thu	59	77	89	89	92	83	80	85	86	111	118	121	119	97	72	70	61
Fri	59	75	85	88	81	78	77	88	105	116	114	115	115	94	78	71	62
Sat	60	61	64	70	73	75	77	81	84	90	90	82	83	78	73	71	61
Sun	59	59	60	60	62	68	73	78	80	81	79	78	75	77	73	72	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	73	79	80	78	83	81	81	78	94	110	111	105	89	69	63	60
Tue	58	76	87	94	95	82	76	77	82	102	116	120	113	96	77	64	60
Wed	58	75	87	95	99	79	76	75	78	87	98	97	92	84	73	67	61
Thu	59	77	89	89	92	83	80	85	86	111	118	121	119	97	72	70	61
Fri	59	75	85	88	81	78	77	88	105	116	114	115	115	94	78	71	62
Sat	60	61	64	70	73	75	77	81	84	90	90	82	83	78	73	71	61
Sun	59	59	60	60	62	68	73	78	80	81	79	78	75	77	73	72	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	73	79	80	78	83	81	81	78	94	110	111	105	89	69	63	60
Tue	58	76	87	94	95	82	76	77	82	102	116	120	113	96	77	64	60
Wed	58	75	87	95	99	79	76	75	78	87	98	97	92	84	73	67	61
Thu	59	77	89	89	92	83	80	85	86	111	118	121	119	97	72	70	61
Fri	59	75	85	88	81	78	77	88	105	116	114	115	115	94	78	71	62
Sat	60	61	64	70	73	75	77	81	84	90	90	82	83	78	73	71	61
Sun	59	59	60	60	62	68	73	78	80	81	79	78	75	77	73	72	62