Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Norwalk

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 88 at this time.

Only 14% 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	70	72	67	73	71	74	73	93	110	110	104	87	62	55	53
Tue	51	70	79	85	87	75	71	71	76	101	117	124	113	95	71	57	53
Wed	50	69	82	87	92	73	70	69	79	93	102	101	100	90	70	61	53
Thu	51	69	80	83	89	77	74	81	82	114	122	123	120	95	65	62	53
Fri	51	67	77	82	74	72	72	84	106	119	116	115	114	88	70	63	56
Sat	53	54	56	61	66	68	72	74	83	91	92	82	78	71	67	63	53
Sun	52	52	52	53	55	59	64	69	72	74	72	71	67	69	65	63	54

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 124 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (92 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 10 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 124 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 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Norwalk?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 124 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	70	72	67	73	71	74	73	93	110	110	104	87	62	55	53
Tue	51	70	79	85	87	75	71	71	76	101	117	124	113	95	71	57	53
Wed	50	69	82	87	92	73	70	69	79	93	102	101	100	90	70	61	53
Thu	51	69	80	83	89	77	74	81	82	114	122	123	120	95	65	62	53
Fri	51	67	77	82	74	72	72	84	106	119	116	115	114	88	70	63	56
Sat	53	54	56	61	66	68	72	74	83	91	92	82	78	71	67	63	53
Sun	52	52	52	53	55	59	64	69	72	74	72	71	67	69	65	63	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	63	70	72	67	73	71	74	73	93	110	110	104	87	62	55	53
Tue	51	70	79	85	87	75	71	71	76	101	117	124	113	95	71	57	53
Wed	50	69	82	87	92	73	70	69	79	93	102	101	100	90	70	61	53
Thu	51	69	80	83	89	77	74	81	82	114	122	123	120	95	65	62	53
Fri	51	67	77	82	74	72	72	84	106	119	116	115	114	88	70	63	56
Sat	53	54	56	61	66	68	72	74	83	91	92	82	78	71	67	63	53
Sun	52	52	52	53	55	59	64	69	72	74	72	71	67	69	65	63	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	63	70	72	67	73	71	74	73	93	110	110	104	87	62	55	53
Tue	51	70	79	85	87	75	71	71	76	101	117	124	113	95	71	57	53
Wed	50	69	82	87	92	73	70	69	79	93	102	101	100	90	70	61	53
Thu	51	69	80	83	89	77	74	81	82	114	122	123	120	95	65	62	53
Fri	51	67	77	82	74	72	72	84	106	119	116	115	114	88	70	63	56
Sat	53	54	56	61	66	68	72	74	83	91	92	82	78	71	67	63	53
Sun	52	52	52	53	55	59	64	69	72	74	72	71	67	69	65	63	54