Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Fullerton

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 78 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Fullerton 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	62	73	79	81	74	77	75	77	79	87	95	97	92	81	67	63	60
Tue	59	78	86	93	94	82	77	79	79	93	102	107	98	87	72	65	60
Wed	58	76	87	95	101	81	77	76	78	92	95	96	93	86	72	66	60
Thu	59	78	88	92	95	84	79	83	84	100	105	106	107	91	69	67	60
Fri	59	74	84	86	81	78	77	85	99	106	104	100	102	84	73	69	63
Sat	60	63	65	68	72	74	77	78	83	88	88	81	80	75	72	69	60
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	67	71	74	76	77	76	76	72	73	72	70	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Simi Valley to Fullerton (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 Fullerton 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 Fullerton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 58 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Fullerton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (35 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	73	79	81	74	77	75	77	79	87	95	97	92	81	67	63	60
Tue	59	78	86	93	94	82	77	79	79	93	102	107	98	87	72	65	60
Wed	58	76	87	95	101	81	77	76	78	92	95	96	93	86	72	66	60
Thu	59	78	88	92	95	84	79	83	84	100	105	106	107	91	69	67	60
Fri	59	74	84	86	81	78	77	85	99	106	104	100	102	84	73	69	63
Sat	60	63	65	68	72	74	77	78	83	88	88	81	80	75	72	69	60
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	67	71	74	76	77	76	76	72	73	72	70	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	73	79	81	74	77	75	77	79	87	95	97	92	81	67	63	60
Tue	59	78	86	93	94	82	77	79	79	93	102	107	98	87	72	65	60
Wed	58	76	87	95	101	81	77	76	78	92	95	96	93	86	72	66	60
Thu	59	78	88	92	95	84	79	83	84	100	105	106	107	91	69	67	60
Fri	59	74	84	86	81	78	77	85	99	106	104	100	102	84	73	69	63
Sat	60	63	65	68	72	74	77	78	83	88	88	81	80	75	72	69	60
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	67	71	74	76	77	76	76	72	73	72	70	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	73	79	81	74	77	75	77	79	87	95	97	92	81	67	63	60
Tue	59	78	86	93	94	82	77	79	79	93	102	107	98	87	72	65	60
Wed	58	76	87	95	101	81	77	76	78	92	95	96	93	86	72	66	60
Thu	59	78	88	92	95	84	79	83	84	100	105	106	107	91	69	67	60
Fri	59	74	84	86	81	78	77	85	99	106	104	100	102	84	73	69	63
Sat	60	63	65	68	72	74	77	78	83	88	88	81	80	75	72	69	60
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	67	71	74	76	77	76	76	72	73	72	70	62