Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Inglewood

Right now (9:06 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 43 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Inglewood 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	39	40	42	50	53	48	50	61	72	83	95	107	103	79	54	45	39
Tue	40	41	42	71	79	54	54	76	99	106	168	193	162	122	83	55	39
Wed	39	41	42	61	70	52	57	73	100	145	203	207	177	136	93	61	40
Thu	39	41	42	62	69	54	65	82	96	136	202	217	194	156	113	72	42
Fri	40	41	42	47	49	51	67	88	111	142	185	197	175	145	107	72	43
Sat	40	40	40	41	44	48	56	69	80	96	102	91	77	63	57	54	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	43	43	47	51	56	57	60	59	56	56	57	51	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Simi Valley to Inglewood (via I-405 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 217 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 42 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 Inglewood 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 Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 217 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 39 to 217 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Inglewood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 217 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (19 miles)

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More drives

Inglewood 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	39	40	42	50	53	48	50	61	72	83	95	107	103	79	54	45	39
Tue	40	41	42	71	79	54	54	76	99	106	168	193	162	122	83	55	39
Wed	39	41	42	61	70	52	57	73	100	145	203	207	177	136	93	61	40
Thu	39	41	42	62	69	54	65	82	96	136	202	217	194	156	113	72	42
Fri	40	41	42	47	49	51	67	88	111	142	185	197	175	145	107	72	43
Sat	40	40	40	41	44	48	56	69	80	96	102	91	77	63	57	54	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	43	43	47	51	56	57	60	59	56	56	57	51	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	42	50	53	48	50	61	72	83	95	107	103	79	54	45	39
Tue	40	41	42	71	79	54	54	76	99	106	168	193	162	122	83	55	39
Wed	39	41	42	61	70	52	57	73	100	145	203	207	177	136	93	61	40
Thu	39	41	42	62	69	54	65	82	96	136	202	217	194	156	113	72	42
Fri	40	41	42	47	49	51	67	88	111	142	185	197	175	145	107	72	43
Sat	40	40	40	41	44	48	56	69	80	96	102	91	77	63	57	54	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	43	43	47	51	56	57	60	59	56	56	57	51	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	42	50	53	48	50	61	72	83	95	107	103	79	54	45	39
Tue	40	41	42	71	79	54	54	76	99	106	168	193	162	122	83	55	39
Wed	39	41	42	61	70	52	57	73	100	145	203	207	177	136	93	61	40
Thu	39	41	42	62	69	54	65	82	96	136	202	217	194	156	113	72	42
Fri	40	41	42	47	49	51	67	88	111	142	185	197	175	145	107	72	43
Sat	40	40	40	41	44	48	56	69	80	96	102	91	77	63	57	54	40
Sun	39	39	39	40	43	43	47	51	56	57	60	59	56	56	57	51	41