Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to LGB

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 58 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 LGB 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	57	67	80	79	74	67	66	67	71	77	86	90	85	72	62	58	57
Tue	57	68	84	84	77	70	68	70	74	84	97	105	99	81	66	60	57
Wed	57	68	85	85	78	72	70	70	76	86	99	105	99	83	69	61	57
Thu	57	68	83	83	78	72	70	73	78	89	103	108	101	84	71	63	57
Fri	57	65	76	76	71	71	73	79	87	95	102	101	94	81	70	63	58
Sat	57	57	59	60	62	65	70	73	75	77	77	76	73	69	64	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	63	66	68	69	68	66	65	64	62	61	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Simi Valley to LGB (via I-405 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Simi Valley (3rd Street) to Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 57 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to LGB?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (40 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	57	67	80	79	74	67	66	67	71	77	86	90	85	72	62	58	57
Tue	57	68	84	84	77	70	68	70	74	84	97	105	99	81	66	60	57
Wed	57	68	85	85	78	72	70	70	76	86	99	105	99	83	69	61	57
Thu	57	68	83	83	78	72	70	73	78	89	103	108	101	84	71	63	57
Fri	57	65	76	76	71	71	73	79	87	95	102	101	94	81	70	63	58
Sat	57	57	59	60	62	65	70	73	75	77	77	76	73	69	64	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	63	66	68	69	68	66	65	64	62	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	67	80	79	74	67	66	67	71	77	86	90	85	72	62	58	57
Tue	57	68	84	84	77	70	68	70	74	84	97	105	99	81	66	60	57
Wed	57	68	85	85	78	72	70	70	76	86	99	105	99	83	69	61	57
Thu	57	68	83	83	78	72	70	73	78	89	103	108	101	84	71	63	57
Fri	57	65	76	76	71	71	73	79	87	95	102	101	94	81	70	63	58
Sat	57	57	59	60	62	65	70	73	75	77	77	76	73	69	64	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	63	66	68	69	68	66	65	64	62	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	67	80	79	74	67	66	67	71	77	86	90	85	72	62	58	57
Tue	57	68	84	84	77	70	68	70	74	84	97	105	99	81	66	60	57
Wed	57	68	85	85	78	72	70	70	76	86	99	105	99	83	69	61	57
Thu	57	68	83	83	78	72	70	73	78	89	103	108	101	84	71	63	57
Fri	57	65	76	76	71	71	73	79	87	95	102	101	94	81	70	63	58
Sat	57	57	59	60	62	65	70	73	75	77	77	76	73	69	64	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	63	66	68	69	68	66	65	64	62	61	57