Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Hacienda Heights

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East and SR-60 East, usually 72 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 Hacienda Heights 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	53	66	71	78	77	73	72	70	71	74	75	76	71	63	60	57	54
Tue	51	70	79	101	107	85	73	72	79	98	104	97	76	67	62	58	54
Wed	52	68	80	100	108	83	77	78	80	99	99	99	90	72	63	59	55
Thu	52	69	79	95	97	80	74	73	91	105	104	98	85	70	63	63	55
Fri	53	65	77	84	77	76	73	93	107	104	100	94	88	71	73	67	59
Sat	55	56	58	59	63	67	70	77	93	87	90	93	95	83	78	68	56
Sun	54	54	55	54	55	60	70	75	75	72	77	71	69	71	67	65	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Simi Valley to Hacienda Heights (via I-5 South and SR-118 East and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Hacienda Heights?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 51 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Hacienda Heights?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (15 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	66	71	78	77	73	72	70	71	74	75	76	71	63	60	57	54
Tue	51	70	79	101	107	85	73	72	79	98	104	97	76	67	62	58	54
Wed	52	68	80	100	108	83	77	78	80	99	99	99	90	72	63	59	55
Thu	52	69	79	95	97	80	74	73	91	105	104	98	85	70	63	63	55
Fri	53	65	77	84	77	76	73	93	107	104	100	94	88	71	73	67	59
Sat	55	56	58	59	63	67	70	77	93	87	90	93	95	83	78	68	56
Sun	54	54	55	54	55	60	70	75	75	72	77	71	69	71	67	65	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	66	71	78	77	73	72	70	71	74	75	76	71	63	60	57	54
Tue	51	70	79	101	107	85	73	72	79	98	104	97	76	67	62	58	54
Wed	52	68	80	100	108	83	77	78	80	99	99	99	90	72	63	59	55
Thu	52	69	79	95	97	80	74	73	91	105	104	98	85	70	63	63	55
Fri	53	65	77	84	77	76	73	93	107	104	100	94	88	71	73	67	59
Sat	55	56	58	59	63	67	70	77	93	87	90	93	95	83	78	68	56
Sun	54	54	55	54	55	60	70	75	75	72	77	71	69	71	67	65	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	66	71	78	77	73	72	70	71	74	75	76	71	63	60	57	54
Tue	51	70	79	101	107	85	73	72	79	98	104	97	76	67	62	58	54
Wed	52	68	80	100	108	83	77	78	80	99	99	99	90	72	63	59	55
Thu	52	69	79	95	97	80	74	73	91	105	104	98	85	70	63	63	55
Fri	53	65	77	84	77	76	73	93	107	104	100	94	88	71	73	67	59
Sat	55	56	58	59	63	67	70	77	93	87	90	93	95	83	78	68	56
Sun	54	54	55	54	55	60	70	75	75	72	77	71	69	71	67	65	56