Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Inglewood

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 49 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 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	40	50	62	61	56	49	48	48	48	50	54	59	58	50	43	41	40
Tue	40	50	64	65	59	52	49	49	49	52	58	65	65	55	46	42	40
Wed	40	51	66	66	59	54	50	49	50	53	60	66	65	57	48	43	40
Thu	40	50	64	65	59	53	51	51	52	55	62	68	68	59	50	45	41
Fri	40	48	59	58	53	51	52	54	56	59	64	68	66	58	50	45	41
Sat	40	40	41	42	43	46	50	52	54	55	55	55	52	49	45	42	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	45	47	49	50	49	47	46	45	43	43	40

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 40 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (55 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 5 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 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 40 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Inglewood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 70 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	50	62	61	56	49	48	48	48	50	54	59	58	50	43	41	40
Tue	40	50	64	65	59	52	49	49	49	52	58	65	65	55	46	42	40
Wed	40	51	66	66	59	54	50	49	50	53	60	66	65	57	48	43	40
Thu	40	50	64	65	59	53	51	51	52	55	62	68	68	59	50	45	41
Fri	40	48	59	58	53	51	52	54	56	59	64	68	66	58	50	45	41
Sat	40	40	41	42	43	46	50	52	54	55	55	55	52	49	45	42	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	45	47	49	50	49	47	46	45	43	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	50	62	61	56	49	48	48	48	50	54	59	58	50	43	41	40
Tue	40	50	64	65	59	52	49	49	49	52	58	65	65	55	46	42	40
Wed	40	51	66	66	59	54	50	49	50	53	60	66	65	57	48	43	40
Thu	40	50	64	65	59	53	51	51	52	55	62	68	68	59	50	45	41
Fri	40	48	59	58	53	51	52	54	56	59	64	68	66	58	50	45	41
Sat	40	40	41	42	43	46	50	52	54	55	55	55	52	49	45	42	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	45	47	49	50	49	47	46	45	43	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	50	62	61	56	49	48	48	48	50	54	59	58	50	43	41	40
Tue	40	50	64	65	59	52	49	49	49	52	58	65	65	55	46	42	40
Wed	40	51	66	66	59	54	50	49	50	53	60	66	65	57	48	43	40
Thu	40	50	64	65	59	53	51	51	52	55	62	68	68	59	50	45	41
Fri	40	48	59	58	53	51	52	54	56	59	64	68	66	58	50	45	41
Sat	40	40	41	42	43	46	50	52	54	55	55	55	52	49	45	42	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	45	47	49	50	49	47	46	45	43	43	40