Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Norwalk

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 88 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 77 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Norwalk 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	56	63	69	74	73	76	73	75	72	92	109	109	104	87	62	56	53
Tue	51	69	80	87	89	75	69	70	77	99	117	123	113	95	73	57	52
Wed	50	64	78	87	93	71	68	67	74	85	96	94	89	82	68	61	53
Thu	51	67	77	79	86	76	73	78	80	108	119	118	116	95	66	62	53
Fri	51	66	74	79	73	70	71	82	102	117	116	116	116	90	72	64	54
Sat	52	54	56	62	64	68	69	73	74	82	81	76	77	72	67	64	55
Sun	52	52	52	52	55	60	66	71	73	75	72	72	70	72	67	65	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Simi Valley to Norwalk (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Simi Valley to central Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 50 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (35 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	63	69	74	73	76	73	75	72	92	109	109	104	87	62	56	53
Tue	51	69	80	87	89	75	69	70	77	99	117	123	113	95	73	57	52
Wed	50	64	78	87	93	71	68	67	74	85	96	94	89	82	68	61	53
Thu	51	67	77	79	86	76	73	78	80	108	119	118	116	95	66	62	53
Fri	51	66	74	79	73	70	71	82	102	117	116	116	116	90	72	64	54
Sat	52	54	56	62	64	68	69	73	74	82	81	76	77	72	67	64	55
Sun	52	52	52	52	55	60	66	71	73	75	72	72	70	72	67	65	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	63	69	74	73	76	73	75	72	92	109	109	104	87	62	56	53
Tue	51	69	80	87	89	75	69	70	77	99	117	123	113	95	73	57	52
Wed	50	64	78	87	93	71	68	67	74	85	96	94	89	82	68	61	53
Thu	51	67	77	79	86	76	73	78	80	108	119	118	116	95	66	62	53
Fri	51	66	74	79	73	70	71	82	102	117	116	116	116	90	72	64	54
Sat	52	54	56	62	64	68	69	73	74	82	81	76	77	72	67	64	55
Sun	52	52	52	52	55	60	66	71	73	75	72	72	70	72	67	65	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	63	69	74	73	76	73	75	72	92	109	109	104	87	62	56	53
Tue	51	69	80	87	89	75	69	70	77	99	117	123	113	95	73	57	52
Wed	50	64	78	87	93	71	68	67	74	85	96	94	89	82	68	61	53
Thu	51	67	77	79	86	76	73	78	80	108	119	118	116	95	66	62	53
Fri	51	66	74	79	73	70	71	82	102	117	116	116	116	90	72	64	54
Sat	52	54	56	62	64	68	69	73	74	82	81	76	77	72	67	64	55
Sun	52	52	52	52	55	60	66	71	73	75	72	72	70	72	67	65	55