Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to La Mirada

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 68 at this time.

Only 12% 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 La Mirada 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	58	66	73	76	75	79	78	79	76	97	111	111	103	87	64	58	55
Tue	53	72	84	90	92	78	73	73	80	103	118	123	114	94	73	59	55
Wed	53	69	82	91	94	75	72	71	76	88	101	100	91	83	69	62	56
Thu	54	71	82	83	88	79	76	82	84	114	124	123	117	95	68	65	56
Fri	54	70	79	84	76	75	74	86	106	120	117	117	117	92	74	66	58
Sat	55	57	59	65	68	70	72	77	80	87	88	81	80	74	68	66	57
Sun	55	54	55	55	57	63	68	73	75	76	74	73	71	72	68	67	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Simi Valley to La Mirada (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 20 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 La Mirada 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 La Mirada?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to La Mirada?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 53 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to La Mirada?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (33 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	66	73	76	75	79	78	79	76	97	111	111	103	87	64	58	55
Tue	53	72	84	90	92	78	73	73	80	103	118	123	114	94	73	59	55
Wed	53	69	82	91	94	75	72	71	76	88	101	100	91	83	69	62	56
Thu	54	71	82	83	88	79	76	82	84	114	124	123	117	95	68	65	56
Fri	54	70	79	84	76	75	74	86	106	120	117	117	117	92	74	66	58
Sat	55	57	59	65	68	70	72	77	80	87	88	81	80	74	68	66	57
Sun	55	54	55	55	57	63	68	73	75	76	74	73	71	72	68	67	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	66	73	76	75	79	78	79	76	97	111	111	103	87	64	58	55
Tue	53	72	84	90	92	78	73	73	80	103	118	123	114	94	73	59	55
Wed	53	69	82	91	94	75	72	71	76	88	101	100	91	83	69	62	56
Thu	54	71	82	83	88	79	76	82	84	114	124	123	117	95	68	65	56
Fri	54	70	79	84	76	75	74	86	106	120	117	117	117	92	74	66	58
Sat	55	57	59	65	68	70	72	77	80	87	88	81	80	74	68	66	57
Sun	55	54	55	55	57	63	68	73	75	76	74	73	71	72	68	67	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	66	73	76	75	79	78	79	76	97	111	111	103	87	64	58	55
Tue	53	72	84	90	92	78	73	73	80	103	118	123	114	94	73	59	55
Wed	53	69	82	91	94	75	72	71	76	88	101	100	91	83	69	62	56
Thu	54	71	82	83	88	79	76	82	84	114	124	123	117	95	68	65	56
Fri	54	70	79	84	76	75	74	86	106	120	117	117	117	92	74	66	58
Sat	55	57	59	65	68	70	72	77	80	87	88	81	80	74	68	66	57
Sun	55	54	55	55	57	63	68	73	75	76	74	73	71	72	68	67	57