Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Huntington Beach

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 134 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 113 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 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 137 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (104 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Huntington Beach to Simi Valley

Freeway, about 67 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 19 to 27 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 Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 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	88	101	100	95	88	88	89	93	101	111	115	108	93	83	80	78
Tue	78	90	105	105	98	91	89	91	96	110	125	131	123	103	87	81	78
Wed	78	90	106	106	99	94	91	92	98	112	128	133	124	105	90	82	78
Thu	78	90	105	105	99	93	92	94	102	117	133	137	125	107	92	84	78
Fri	78	86	97	97	92	93	96	103	114	126	135	133	121	104	92	84	79
Sat	78	78	80	81	84	88	94	98	101	103	104	103	99	91	85	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	82	85	88	90	91	89	88	86	85	83	82	78

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 137 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 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	88	101	100	95	88	88	89	93	101	111	115	108	93	83	80	78
Tue	78	90	105	105	98	91	89	91	96	110	125	131	123	103	87	81	78
Wed	78	90	106	106	99	94	91	92	98	112	128	133	124	105	90	82	78
Thu	78	90	105	105	99	93	92	94	102	117	133	137	125	107	92	84	78
Fri	78	86	97	97	92	93	96	103	114	126	135	133	121	104	92	84	79
Sat	78	78	80	81	84	88	94	98	101	103	104	103	99	91	85	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	82	85	88	90	91	89	88	86	85	83	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	88	101	100	95	88	88	89	93	101	111	115	108	93	83	80	78
Tue	78	90	105	105	98	91	89	91	96	110	125	131	123	103	87	81	78
Wed	78	90	106	106	99	94	91	92	98	112	128	133	124	105	90	82	78
Thu	78	90	105	105	99	93	92	94	102	117	133	137	125	107	92	84	78
Fri	78	86	97	97	92	93	96	103	114	126	135	133	121	104	92	84	79
Sat	78	78	80	81	84	88	94	98	101	103	104	103	99	91	85	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	82	85	88	90	91	89	88	86	85	83	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	88	101	100	95	88	88	89	93	101	111	115	108	93	83	80	78
Tue	78	90	105	105	98	91	89	91	96	110	125	131	123	103	87	81	78
Wed	78	90	106	106	99	94	91	92	98	112	128	133	124	105	90	82	78
Thu	78	90	105	105	99	93	92	94	102	117	133	137	125	107	92	84	78
Fri	78	86	97	97	92	93	96	103	114	126	135	133	121	104	92	84	79
Sat	78	78	80	81	84	88	94	98	101	103	104	103	99	91	85	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	82	85	88	90	91	89	88	86	85	83	82	78