Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Los Angeles

Right now (6:02 am PDT): about 41 minutes via SR-118 East and US-101 South, usually 43 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Los Angeles 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	37	42	50	53	49	45	44	45	45	48	52	56	54	46	40	39	38
Tue	37	44	54	58	53	48	46	46	47	50	56	62	61	51	42	40	38
Wed	37	44	55	58	53	49	46	46	48	51	58	64	62	52	43	40	38
Thu	37	43	53	56	53	49	47	47	49	52	59	66	62	53	44	41	38
Fri	37	41	47	50	48	47	48	49	51	55	61	63	60	52	46	42	38
Sat	37	38	39	40	41	44	46	48	48	48	48	48	46	45	43	41	38
Sun	37	37	38	38	39	40	42	43	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Simi Valley to Los Angeles (via SR-118 East and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Los Angeles?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	42	50	53	49	45	44	45	45	48	52	56	54	46	40	39	38
Tue	37	44	54	58	53	48	46	46	47	50	56	62	61	51	42	40	38
Wed	37	44	55	58	53	49	46	46	48	51	58	64	62	52	43	40	38
Thu	37	43	53	56	53	49	47	47	49	52	59	66	62	53	44	41	38
Fri	37	41	47	50	48	47	48	49	51	55	61	63	60	52	46	42	38
Sat	37	38	39	40	41	44	46	48	48	48	48	48	46	45	43	41	38
Sun	37	37	38	38	39	40	42	43	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	42	50	53	49	45	44	45	45	48	52	56	54	46	40	39	38
Tue	37	44	54	58	53	48	46	46	47	50	56	62	61	51	42	40	38
Wed	37	44	55	58	53	49	46	46	48	51	58	64	62	52	43	40	38
Thu	37	43	53	56	53	49	47	47	49	52	59	66	62	53	44	41	38
Fri	37	41	47	50	48	47	48	49	51	55	61	63	60	52	46	42	38
Sat	37	38	39	40	41	44	46	48	48	48	48	48	46	45	43	41	38
Sun	37	37	38	38	39	40	42	43	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	42	50	53	49	45	44	45	45	48	52	56	54	46	40	39	38
Tue	37	44	54	58	53	48	46	46	47	50	56	62	61	51	42	40	38
Wed	37	44	55	58	53	49	46	46	48	51	58	64	62	52	43	40	38
Thu	37	43	53	56	53	49	47	47	49	52	59	66	62	53	44	41	38
Fri	37	41	47	50	48	47	48	49	51	55	61	63	60	52	46	42	38
Sat	37	38	39	40	41	44	46	48	48	48	48	48	46	45	43	41	38
Sun	37	37	38	38	39	40	42	43	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	40	38