Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Pasadena

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via SR-118 East and I-5 South, usually 54 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.

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Simi Valley to Pasadena (via SR-118 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Pasadena to Simi Valley

Freeway, about 40 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 3 to 5 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Simi Valley (3rd Street) to Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Simi Valley to Pasadena 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	39	40	42	44	43	43	43	43	43	44	46	48	50	44	40	40	39
Tue	38	41	43	47	45	43	43	43	44	45	47	52	54	47	41	40	39
Wed	39	41	44	48	47	45	44	44	44	45	48	53	55	48	42	40	39
Thu	39	41	43	46	45	44	44	44	45	47	50	54	56	49	42	41	39
Fri	39	41	43	44	43	44	45	45	47	48	51	53	54	49	43	41	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	41	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39

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 Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Pasadena?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

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

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