Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Gardena

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 81 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Gardena 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	47	47	49	58	58	54	58	72	87	100	113	126	115	85	60	52	47
Tue	48	47	49	82	82	61	63	99	132	141	209	209	172	129	88	62	48
Wed	47	47	48	71	75	60	67	96	140	196	238	219	182	138	95	67	48
Thu	47	47	50	72	76	62	76	102	139	181	233	240	212	169	123	79	48
Fri	47	47	49	57	58	62	86	118	147	164	201	208	184	152	112	77	52
Sat	48	48	48	49	53	60	72	83	95	115	115	100	83	68	60	57	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	51	52	56	61	64	65	65	65	62	63	63	59	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Simi Valley to Gardena (via I-405 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 241 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (117 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 14 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 Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 241 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 241 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Gardena?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 241 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (19 miles)

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Gardena 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	47	47	49	58	58	54	58	72	87	100	113	126	115	85	60	52	47
Tue	48	47	49	82	82	61	63	99	132	141	209	209	172	129	88	62	48
Wed	47	47	48	71	75	60	67	96	140	196	238	219	182	138	95	67	48
Thu	47	47	50	72	76	62	76	102	139	181	233	240	212	169	123	79	48
Fri	47	47	49	57	58	62	86	118	147	164	201	208	184	152	112	77	52
Sat	48	48	48	49	53	60	72	83	95	115	115	100	83	68	60	57	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	51	52	56	61	64	65	65	65	62	63	63	59	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	47	49	58	58	54	58	72	87	100	113	126	115	85	60	52	47
Tue	48	47	49	82	82	61	63	99	132	141	209	209	172	129	88	62	48
Wed	47	47	48	71	75	60	67	96	140	196	238	219	182	138	95	67	48
Thu	47	47	50	72	76	62	76	102	139	181	233	240	212	169	123	79	48
Fri	47	47	49	57	58	62	86	118	147	164	201	208	184	152	112	77	52
Sat	48	48	48	49	53	60	72	83	95	115	115	100	83	68	60	57	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	51	52	56	61	64	65	65	65	62	63	63	59	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	47	49	58	58	54	58	72	87	100	113	126	115	85	60	52	47
Tue	48	47	49	82	82	61	63	99	132	141	209	209	172	129	88	62	48
Wed	47	47	48	71	75	60	67	96	140	196	238	219	182	138	95	67	48
Thu	47	47	50	72	76	62	76	102	139	181	233	240	212	169	123	79	48
Fri	47	47	49	57	58	62	86	118	147	164	201	208	184	152	112	77	52
Sat	48	48	48	49	53	60	72	83	95	115	115	100	83	68	60	57	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	51	52	56	61	64	65	65	65	62	63	63	59	49