Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Huntington Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 104 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 141 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Simi Valley to Huntington Beach 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	77	78	79	88	91	89	90	103	129	153	162	167	150	117	92	82	76
Tue	78	78	80	118	123	99	98	177	267	293	284	252	210	165	125	93	76
Wed	77	78	83	105	112	95	103	175	291	315	301	269	230	185	140	99	77
Thu	77	79	83	102	110	96	115	174	255	253	266	269	242	198	152	110	79
Fri	77	78	82	91	90	93	134	215	220	200	237	240	218	186	147	109	80
Sat	78	77	78	80	83	88	102	115	132	142	142	132	117	105	97	92	78
Sun	77	77	77	79	82	83	88	95	101	103	101	103	98	95	95	89	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Simi Valley to Huntington Beach (via I-405 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 315 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 191 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (145 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (19 to 29 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 Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 315 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Huntington Beach?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 76 to 315 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 191 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 315 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (44 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	79	88	91	89	90	103	129	153	162	167	150	117	92	82	76
Tue	78	78	80	118	123	99	98	177	267	293	284	252	210	165	125	93	76
Wed	77	78	83	105	112	95	103	175	291	315	301	269	230	185	140	99	77
Thu	77	79	83	102	110	96	115	174	255	253	266	269	242	198	152	110	79
Fri	77	78	82	91	90	93	134	215	220	200	237	240	218	186	147	109	80
Sat	78	77	78	80	83	88	102	115	132	142	142	132	117	105	97	92	78
Sun	77	77	77	79	82	83	88	95	101	103	101	103	98	95	95	89	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	79	88	91	89	90	103	129	153	162	167	150	117	92	82	76
Tue	78	78	80	118	123	99	98	177	267	293	284	252	210	165	125	93	76
Wed	77	78	83	105	112	95	103	175	291	315	301	269	230	185	140	99	77
Thu	77	79	83	102	110	96	115	174	255	253	266	269	242	198	152	110	79
Fri	77	78	82	91	90	93	134	215	220	200	237	240	218	186	147	109	80
Sat	78	77	78	80	83	88	102	115	132	142	142	132	117	105	97	92	78
Sun	77	77	77	79	82	83	88	95	101	103	101	103	98	95	95	89	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	79	88	91	89	90	103	129	153	162	167	150	117	92	82	76
Tue	78	78	80	118	123	99	98	177	267	293	284	252	210	165	125	93	76
Wed	77	78	83	105	112	95	103	175	291	315	301	269	230	185	140	99	77
Thu	77	79	83	102	110	96	115	174	255	253	266	269	242	198	152	110	79
Fri	77	78	82	91	90	93	134	215	220	200	237	240	218	186	147	109	80
Sat	78	77	78	80	83	88	102	115	132	142	142	132	117	105	97	92	78
Sun	77	77	77	79	82	83	88	95	101	103	101	103	98	95	95	89	78