Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Hollywood

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via SR-118 East, usually 46 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 Hollywood (via SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Hollywood to Simi Valley

Freeway, about 33 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 4 to 7 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 Hollywood (North Cahuenga 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 Hollywood 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	42	45	41	38	37	36	36	37	39	42	42	38	34	34	33
Tue	33	38	45	48	44	39	37	37	37	37	40	44	46	40	35	34	33
Wed	33	38	46	48	45	40	38	37	37	38	41	46	47	41	36	34	34
Thu	33	38	45	47	44	39	37	37	37	38	41	47	48	42	36	34	34
Fri	33	36	40	40	40	38	38	38	38	40	44	47	47	41	36	34	34
Sat	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	33

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 Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Hollywood?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 48 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	37	42	45	41	38	37	36	36	37	39	42	42	38	34	34	33
Tue	33	38	45	48	44	39	37	37	37	37	40	44	46	40	35	34	33
Wed	33	38	46	48	45	40	38	37	37	38	41	46	47	41	36	34	34
Thu	33	38	45	47	44	39	37	37	37	38	41	47	48	42	36	34	34
Fri	33	36	40	40	40	38	38	38	38	40	44	47	47	41	36	34	34
Sat	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	42	45	41	38	37	36	36	37	39	42	42	38	34	34	33
Tue	33	38	45	48	44	39	37	37	37	37	40	44	46	40	35	34	33
Wed	33	38	46	48	45	40	38	37	37	38	41	46	47	41	36	34	34
Thu	33	38	45	47	44	39	37	37	37	38	41	47	48	42	36	34	34
Fri	33	36	40	40	40	38	38	38	38	40	44	47	47	41	36	34	34
Sat	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	42	45	41	38	37	36	36	37	39	42	42	38	34	34	33
Tue	33	38	45	48	44	39	37	37	37	37	40	44	46	40	35	34	33
Wed	33	38	46	48	45	40	38	37	37	38	41	46	47	41	36	34	34
Thu	33	38	45	47	44	39	37	37	37	38	41	47	48	42	36	34	34
Fri	33	36	40	40	40	38	38	38	38	40	44	47	47	41	36	34	34
Sat	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	33