Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to LGB

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 105 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 99 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.

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 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: LGB to Simi Valley

Freeway, about 59 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 7 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 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	85	90	84	72	62	58	57
Tue	57	68	83	84	77	69	67	69	74	83	96	104	99	80	66	60	57
Wed	57	68	85	85	77	72	69	70	75	85	98	105	99	83	68	61	57
Thu	57	68	83	83	77	71	70	73	78	89	102	108	100	84	71	63	57
Fri	57	65	76	75	71	70	73	78	86	95	101	101	93	80	70	63	58
Sat	57	57	59	60	61	65	69	73	75	76	76	75	72	68	64	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	63	66	67	69	67	66	65	63	62	61	57

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 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to LGB?

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

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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	85	90	84	72	62	58	57
Tue	57	68	83	84	77	69	67	69	74	83	96	104	99	80	66	60	57
Wed	57	68	85	85	77	72	69	70	75	85	98	105	99	83	68	61	57
Thu	57	68	83	83	77	71	70	73	78	89	102	108	100	84	71	63	57
Fri	57	65	76	75	71	70	73	78	86	95	101	101	93	80	70	63	58
Sat	57	57	59	60	61	65	69	73	75	76	76	75	72	68	64	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	63	66	67	69	67	66	65	63	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	85	90	84	72	62	58	57
Tue	57	68	83	84	77	69	67	69	74	83	96	104	99	80	66	60	57
Wed	57	68	85	85	77	72	69	70	75	85	98	105	99	83	68	61	57
Thu	57	68	83	83	77	71	70	73	78	89	102	108	100	84	71	63	57
Fri	57	65	76	75	71	70	73	78	86	95	101	101	93	80	70	63	58
Sat	57	57	59	60	61	65	69	73	75	76	76	75	72	68	64	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	63	66	67	69	67	66	65	63	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	85	90	84	72	62	58	57
Tue	57	68	83	84	77	69	67	69	74	83	96	104	99	80	66	60	57
Wed	57	68	85	85	77	72	69	70	75	85	98	105	99	83	68	61	57
Thu	57	68	83	83	77	71	70	73	78	89	102	108	100	84	71	63	57
Fri	57	65	76	75	71	70	73	78	86	95	101	101	93	80	70	63	58
Sat	57	57	59	60	61	65	69	73	75	76	76	75	72	68	64	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	63	66	67	69	67	66	65	63	62	61	57