Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Huntington Beach

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 78 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	78	89	102	101	96	89	88	89	94	103	113	117	109	94	83	80	78
Tue	78	92	108	107	100	94	90	92	98	112	127	134	125	103	88	81	78
Wed	78	91	108	110	100	95	92	93	101	115	131	135	126	106	91	83	78
Thu	78	91	106	106	100	94	93	96	103	120	136	140	127	108	93	84	78
Fri	78	87	98	98	94	94	97	103	116	128	135	135	123	106	93	84	79
Sat	78	78	84	83	87	91	98	100	105	105	105	105	101	93	86	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	86	87	93	94	93	94	90	91	86	84	82	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 78 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (108 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 31 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 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 78 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 143 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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More drives

Huntington Beach 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 Glendale · Simi Valley to Santa Clarita · Simi Valley to Van Nuys · Simi Valley to Torrance · Simi Valley to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	89	102	101	96	89	88	89	94	103	113	117	109	94	83	80	78
Tue	78	92	108	107	100	94	90	92	98	112	127	134	125	103	88	81	78
Wed	78	91	108	110	100	95	92	93	101	115	131	135	126	106	91	83	78
Thu	78	91	106	106	100	94	93	96	103	120	136	140	127	108	93	84	78
Fri	78	87	98	98	94	94	97	103	116	128	135	135	123	106	93	84	79
Sat	78	78	84	83	87	91	98	100	105	105	105	105	101	93	86	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	86	87	93	94	93	94	90	91	86	84	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	89	102	101	96	89	88	89	94	103	113	117	109	94	83	80	78
Tue	78	92	108	107	100	94	90	92	98	112	127	134	125	103	88	81	78
Wed	78	91	108	110	100	95	92	93	101	115	131	135	126	106	91	83	78
Thu	78	91	106	106	100	94	93	96	103	120	136	140	127	108	93	84	78
Fri	78	87	98	98	94	94	97	103	116	128	135	135	123	106	93	84	79
Sat	78	78	84	83	87	91	98	100	105	105	105	105	101	93	86	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	86	87	93	94	93	94	90	91	86	84	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	89	102	101	96	89	88	89	94	103	113	117	109	94	83	80	78
Tue	78	92	108	107	100	94	90	92	98	112	127	134	125	103	88	81	78
Wed	78	91	108	110	100	95	92	93	101	115	131	135	126	106	91	83	78
Thu	78	91	106	106	100	94	93	96	103	120	136	140	127	108	93	84	78
Fri	78	87	98	98	94	94	97	103	116	128	135	135	123	106	93	84	79
Sat	78	78	84	83	87	91	98	100	105	105	105	105	101	93	86	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	86	87	93	94	93	94	90	91	86	84	82	78