Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Palmdale

Right now (9:37 pm PST): about 55 minutes via SR-14 North and SR-118 East, usually 54 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Palmdale 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	55	56	57	56	59	59	59	60	60	61	64	73	72	69	64	58	56
Tue	55	57	57	55	56	58	58	58	59	60	65	71	71	68	64	61	56
Wed	56	56	56	55	56	57	58	58	59	61	67	69	67	65	64	59	55
Thu	57	57	56	56	57	59	58	59	60	61	63	66	66	62	64	60	56
Fri	55	57	56	56	57	57	57	57	60	62	64	66	66	67	67	64	56
Sat	55	55	54	55	56	55	55	57	56	57	57	58	57	57	57	58	55
Sun	55	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Simi Valley to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 17 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 Palmdale 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 Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 55 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Palmdale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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More drives

Palmdale to Simi Valley (return trip) · Simi Valley to Los Angeles · Simi Valley to Santa Monica · Simi Valley to Pasadena · Simi Valley to Long Beach · Simi Valley to West Covina · Simi Valley to Burbank · Simi Valley to Glendale · Simi Valley to Santa Clarita · Simi Valley to Van Nuys · Simi Valley to Torrance · Simi Valley to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	57	56	59	59	59	60	60	61	64	73	72	69	64	58	56
Tue	55	57	57	55	56	58	58	58	59	60	65	71	71	68	64	61	56
Wed	56	56	56	55	56	57	58	58	59	61	67	69	67	65	64	59	55
Thu	57	57	56	56	57	59	58	59	60	61	63	66	66	62	64	60	56
Fri	55	57	56	56	57	57	57	57	60	62	64	66	66	67	67	64	56
Sat	55	55	54	55	56	55	55	57	56	57	57	58	57	57	57	58	55
Sun	55	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	57	56	59	59	59	60	60	61	64	73	72	69	64	58	56
Tue	55	57	57	55	56	58	58	58	59	60	65	71	71	68	64	61	56
Wed	56	56	56	55	56	57	58	58	59	61	67	69	67	65	64	59	55
Thu	57	57	56	56	57	59	58	59	60	61	63	66	66	62	64	60	56
Fri	55	57	56	56	57	57	57	57	60	62	64	66	66	67	67	64	56
Sat	55	55	54	55	56	55	55	57	56	57	57	58	57	57	57	58	55
Sun	55	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	57	56	59	59	59	60	60	61	64	73	72	69	64	58	56
Tue	55	57	57	55	56	58	58	58	59	60	65	71	71	68	64	61	56
Wed	56	56	56	55	56	57	58	58	59	61	67	69	67	65	64	59	55
Thu	57	57	56	56	57	59	58	59	60	61	63	66	66	62	64	60	56
Fri	55	57	56	56	57	57	57	57	60	62	64	66	66	67	67	64	56
Sat	55	55	54	55	56	55	55	57	56	57	57	58	57	57	57	58	55
Sun	55	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	55