Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to East Los Angeles

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 51 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 48 at this time.

Only 14% 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 East Los Angeles 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	42	52	55	62	61	58	57	55	55	56	56	58	57	52	47	45	43
Tue	41	53	59	76	77	62	55	55	54	58	61	62	62	55	48	46	43
Wed	41	51	59	74	81	59	55	53	54	60	61	62	64	57	50	46	44
Thu	42	52	58	67	71	59	56	55	58	62	64	63	65	58	50	49	44
Fri	42	51	56	61	57	56	55	60	64	66	62	63	63	56	52	50	44
Sat	43	44	46	48	49	51	52	54	56	56	56	54	57	54	52	49	44
Sun	42	42	43	42	44	48	51	53	54	55	53	53	52	53	51	51	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Simi Valley to East Los Angeles (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 45 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 to central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to East Los Angeles?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 41 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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More drives

East Los Angeles to Simi Valley (return trip) · Simi Valley to Los Angeles · Simi Valley to Santa Monica · Simi Valley to Pasadena · Simi Valley to Long Beach · Simi Valley to West Covina · Simi Valley to Burbank · Simi Valley to Glendale · Simi Valley to Santa Clarita · Simi Valley to Van Nuys · Simi Valley to Torrance · Simi Valley to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	52	55	62	61	58	57	55	55	56	56	58	57	52	47	45	43
Tue	41	53	59	76	77	62	55	55	54	58	61	62	62	55	48	46	43
Wed	41	51	59	74	81	59	55	53	54	60	61	62	64	57	50	46	44
Thu	42	52	58	67	71	59	56	55	58	62	64	63	65	58	50	49	44
Fri	42	51	56	61	57	56	55	60	64	66	62	63	63	56	52	50	44
Sat	43	44	46	48	49	51	52	54	56	56	56	54	57	54	52	49	44
Sun	42	42	43	42	44	48	51	53	54	55	53	53	52	53	51	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	52	55	62	61	58	57	55	55	56	56	58	57	52	47	45	43
Tue	41	53	59	76	77	62	55	55	54	58	61	62	62	55	48	46	43
Wed	41	51	59	74	81	59	55	53	54	60	61	62	64	57	50	46	44
Thu	42	52	58	67	71	59	56	55	58	62	64	63	65	58	50	49	44
Fri	42	51	56	61	57	56	55	60	64	66	62	63	63	56	52	50	44
Sat	43	44	46	48	49	51	52	54	56	56	56	54	57	54	52	49	44
Sun	42	42	43	42	44	48	51	53	54	55	53	53	52	53	51	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	52	55	62	61	58	57	55	55	56	56	58	57	52	47	45	43
Tue	41	53	59	76	77	62	55	55	54	58	61	62	62	55	48	46	43
Wed	41	51	59	74	81	59	55	53	54	60	61	62	64	57	50	46	44
Thu	42	52	58	67	71	59	56	55	58	62	64	63	65	58	50	49	44
Fri	42	51	56	61	57	56	55	60	64	66	62	63	63	56	52	50	44
Sat	43	44	46	48	49	51	52	54	56	56	56	54	57	54	52	49	44
Sun	42	42	43	42	44	48	51	53	54	55	53	53	52	53	51	51	44