Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Glendale

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via SR-118 East and I-5 South, usually 35 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 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	37	38	44	44	42	42	40	38	38	37	36	38	36	34	35	34
Tue	32	37	39	53	57	45	39	39	38	38	37	38	41	38	35	36	34
Wed	33	37	39	54	64	45	39	38	37	38	38	38	42	37	36	35	34
Thu	33	37	40	53	56	42	40	39	40	40	40	39	43	38	35	36	34
Fri	33	37	39	43	42	40	40	40	41	41	39	39	41	38	37	37	34
Sat	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	35	36	35	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Simi Valley to Glendale (via SR-118 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Simi Valley (3rd Street) to central Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Glendale?

Leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Glendale 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 Santa Clarita · Simi Valley to Van Nuys · Simi Valley to Torrance · Simi Valley to LAX · Simi Valley to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	38	44	44	42	42	40	38	38	37	36	38	36	34	35	34
Tue	32	37	39	53	57	45	39	39	38	38	37	38	41	38	35	36	34
Wed	33	37	39	54	64	45	39	38	37	38	38	38	42	37	36	35	34
Thu	33	37	40	53	56	42	40	39	40	40	40	39	43	38	35	36	34
Fri	33	37	39	43	42	40	40	40	41	41	39	39	41	38	37	37	34
Sat	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	35	36	35	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	38	44	44	42	42	40	38	38	37	36	38	36	34	35	34
Tue	32	37	39	53	57	45	39	39	38	38	37	38	41	38	35	36	34
Wed	33	37	39	54	64	45	39	38	37	38	38	38	42	37	36	35	34
Thu	33	37	40	53	56	42	40	39	40	40	40	39	43	38	35	36	34
Fri	33	37	39	43	42	40	40	40	41	41	39	39	41	38	37	37	34
Sat	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	35	36	35	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	38	44	44	42	42	40	38	38	37	36	38	36	34	35	34
Tue	32	37	39	53	57	45	39	39	38	38	37	38	41	38	35	36	34
Wed	33	37	39	54	64	45	39	38	37	38	38	38	42	37	36	35	34
Thu	33	37	40	53	56	42	40	39	40	40	40	39	43	38	35	36	34
Fri	33	37	39	43	42	40	40	40	41	41	39	39	41	38	37	37	34
Sat	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	35	36	35	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	34