Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Glendale

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via SR-118 East and I-5 South, usually 47 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Simi Valley to Glendale (via SR-118 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Glendale to Simi Valley

Freeway, about 34 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 4 to 6 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Simi Valley (3rd Street) to central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Simi Valley to Glendale 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	33	35	36	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	42	43	38	35	34	34
Tue	33	35	38	41	39	37	37	37	37	38	40	44	47	41	35	34	34
Wed	33	35	38	43	41	39	38	38	38	39	41	46	48	42	36	34	34
Thu	33	35	38	41	40	38	38	38	39	40	42	46	49	43	36	35	34
Fri	33	35	37	38	37	38	38	39	41	41	44	47	48	43	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	36	37	36	35	34	34
Sun	34	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

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 Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Glendale?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	36	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	42	43	38	35	34	34
Tue	33	35	38	41	39	37	37	37	37	38	40	44	47	41	35	34	34
Wed	33	35	38	43	41	39	38	38	38	39	41	46	48	42	36	34	34
Thu	33	35	38	41	40	38	38	38	39	40	42	46	49	43	36	35	34
Fri	33	35	37	38	37	38	38	39	41	41	44	47	48	43	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	36	37	36	35	34	34
Sun	34	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	36	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	42	43	38	35	34	34
Tue	33	35	38	41	39	37	37	37	37	38	40	44	47	41	35	34	34
Wed	33	35	38	43	41	39	38	38	38	39	41	46	48	42	36	34	34
Thu	33	35	38	41	40	38	38	38	39	40	42	46	49	43	36	35	34
Fri	33	35	37	38	37	38	38	39	41	41	44	47	48	43	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	36	37	36	35	34	34
Sun	34	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	36	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	42	43	38	35	34	34
Tue	33	35	38	41	39	37	37	37	37	38	40	44	47	41	35	34	34
Wed	33	35	38	43	41	39	38	38	38	39	41	46	48	42	36	34	34
Thu	33	35	38	41	40	38	38	38	39	40	42	46	49	43	36	35	34
Fri	33	35	37	38	37	38	38	39	41	41	44	47	48	43	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	36	37	36	35	34	34
Sun	34	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34