Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Irvine

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 122 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 111 at this time.

Only 2% 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 81-mile drive from Simi Valley to Irvine (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Irvine to Simi Valley

Freeway, about 76 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 7 to 11 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 Irvine (Harvard 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 Irvine by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon75911029688888789929910911610490797575
Tue7697111101939090909210211412311195817674
Wed7694110103969291919510311612511497837775
Thu76961081019592919397107119126116100857874
Fri7688979591919397106116122122116101888176
Sat7476788184899194979899979487837975
Sun7474757577818588909190878584828075

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 Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 74 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Irvine?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

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