Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Long Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 77 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 117 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Simi Valley to Long Beach (via I-405 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 272 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 152 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (121 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 272 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Long Beach?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 56 to 272 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 152 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Long Beach?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 272 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (40 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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