Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Long Beach

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 62 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 Long Beach 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	68	82	82	77	70	69	70	74	81	89	92	86	74	64	60	58
Tue	58	69	85	86	80	73	70	72	77	86	99	106	100	82	68	61	58
Wed	58	69	87	88	80	75	72	73	78	89	100	106	101	84	70	62	58
Thu	58	69	85	86	80	74	73	75	81	92	104	108	102	86	72	64	59
Fri	58	67	78	79	74	74	76	81	89	97	102	101	94	82	71	64	59
Sat	58	59	60	61	63	66	71	74	76	77	77	76	73	70	65	61	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	61	64	67	69	70	69	67	66	65	63	62	58

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 58 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (77 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 7 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 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 58 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Long Beach?

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) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (1.9 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	68	82	82	77	70	69	70	74	81	89	92	86	74	64	60	58
Tue	58	69	85	86	80	73	70	72	77	86	99	106	100	82	68	61	58
Wed	58	69	87	88	80	75	72	73	78	89	100	106	101	84	70	62	58
Thu	58	69	85	86	80	74	73	75	81	92	104	108	102	86	72	64	59
Fri	58	67	78	79	74	74	76	81	89	97	102	101	94	82	71	64	59
Sat	58	59	60	61	63	66	71	74	76	77	77	76	73	70	65	61	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	61	64	67	69	70	69	67	66	65	63	62	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	68	82	82	77	70	69	70	74	81	89	92	86	74	64	60	58
Tue	58	69	85	86	80	73	70	72	77	86	99	106	100	82	68	61	58
Wed	58	69	87	88	80	75	72	73	78	89	100	106	101	84	70	62	58
Thu	58	69	85	86	80	74	73	75	81	92	104	108	102	86	72	64	59
Fri	58	67	78	79	74	74	76	81	89	97	102	101	94	82	71	64	59
Sat	58	59	60	61	63	66	71	74	76	77	77	76	73	70	65	61	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	61	64	67	69	70	69	67	66	65	63	62	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	68	82	82	77	70	69	70	74	81	89	92	86	74	64	60	58
Tue	58	69	85	86	80	73	70	72	77	86	99	106	100	82	68	61	58
Wed	58	69	87	88	80	75	72	73	78	89	100	106	101	84	70	62	58
Thu	58	69	85	86	80	74	73	75	81	92	104	108	102	86	72	64	59
Fri	58	67	78	79	74	74	76	81	89	97	102	101	94	82	71	64	59
Sat	58	59	60	61	63	66	71	74	76	77	77	76	73	70	65	61	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	61	64	67	69	70	69	67	66	65	63	62	58