Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Fullerton

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 65 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 62 at this time.

Only 15% 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	61	74	80	83	81	80	78	78	78	86	95	96	93	82	67	63	61
Tue	59	79	88	97	98	82	76	78	79	92	102	107	99	88	73	65	60
Wed	58	75	87	96	101	79	76	76	77	86	91	92	87	81	72	66	61
Thu	59	77	87	90	93	82	79	81	83	97	104	104	103	91	71	68	61
Fri	59	74	80	84	80	77	77	84	96	105	103	102	103	86	75	69	62
Sat	60	62	65	68	70	72	74	77	79	83	82	78	80	76	72	69	62
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	68	72	76	77	78	76	76	74	76	73	71	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 (83 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	61	74	80	83	81	80	78	78	78	86	95	96	93	82	67	63	61
Tue	59	79	88	97	98	82	76	78	79	92	102	107	99	88	73	65	60
Wed	58	75	87	96	101	79	76	76	77	86	91	92	87	81	72	66	61
Thu	59	77	87	90	93	82	79	81	83	97	104	104	103	91	71	68	61
Fri	59	74	80	84	80	77	77	84	96	105	103	102	103	86	75	69	62
Sat	60	62	65	68	70	72	74	77	79	83	82	78	80	76	72	69	62
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	68	72	76	77	78	76	76	74	76	73	71	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	74	80	83	81	80	78	78	78	86	95	96	93	82	67	63	61
Tue	59	79	88	97	98	82	76	78	79	92	102	107	99	88	73	65	60
Wed	58	75	87	96	101	79	76	76	77	86	91	92	87	81	72	66	61
Thu	59	77	87	90	93	82	79	81	83	97	104	104	103	91	71	68	61
Fri	59	74	80	84	80	77	77	84	96	105	103	102	103	86	75	69	62
Sat	60	62	65	68	70	72	74	77	79	83	82	78	80	76	72	69	62
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	68	72	76	77	78	76	76	74	76	73	71	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	74	80	83	81	80	78	78	78	86	95	96	93	82	67	63	61
Tue	59	79	88	97	98	82	76	78	79	92	102	107	99	88	73	65	60
Wed	58	75	87	96	101	79	76	76	77	86	91	92	87	81	72	66	61
Thu	59	77	87	90	93	82	79	81	83	97	104	104	103	91	71	68	61
Fri	59	74	80	84	80	77	77	84	96	105	103	102	103	86	75	69	62
Sat	60	62	65	68	70	72	74	77	79	83	82	78	80	76	72	69	62
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	68	72	76	77	78	76	76	74	76	73	71	62