Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Placentia

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 102 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 81 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Placentia 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	65	77	83	85	82	84	83	83	83	92	99	101	96	84	71	66	63
Tue	62	82	90	100	100	86	80	82	84	98	105	108	102	91	76	67	63
Wed	61	78	90	100	104	83	81	80	81	91	96	96	92	84	74	69	64
Thu	62	80	92	94	96	86	84	87	87	104	110	110	108	94	73	72	64
Fri	62	78	85	90	84	82	81	90	102	109	106	105	106	88	77	73	66
Sat	63	66	68	73	76	77	79	80	84	89	89	84	83	79	75	73	65
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	71	75	79	80	81	80	79	76	78	75	74	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Simi Valley to Placentia (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 4 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 Placentia 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 Placentia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 61 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Placentia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (35 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (1.5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	77	83	85	82	84	83	83	83	92	99	101	96	84	71	66	63
Tue	62	82	90	100	100	86	80	82	84	98	105	108	102	91	76	67	63
Wed	61	78	90	100	104	83	81	80	81	91	96	96	92	84	74	69	64
Thu	62	80	92	94	96	86	84	87	87	104	110	110	108	94	73	72	64
Fri	62	78	85	90	84	82	81	90	102	109	106	105	106	88	77	73	66
Sat	63	66	68	73	76	77	79	80	84	89	89	84	83	79	75	73	65
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	71	75	79	80	81	80	79	76	78	75	74	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	77	83	85	82	84	83	83	83	92	99	101	96	84	71	66	63
Tue	62	82	90	100	100	86	80	82	84	98	105	108	102	91	76	67	63
Wed	61	78	90	100	104	83	81	80	81	91	96	96	92	84	74	69	64
Thu	62	80	92	94	96	86	84	87	87	104	110	110	108	94	73	72	64
Fri	62	78	85	90	84	82	81	90	102	109	106	105	106	88	77	73	66
Sat	63	66	68	73	76	77	79	80	84	89	89	84	83	79	75	73	65
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	71	75	79	80	81	80	79	76	78	75	74	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	77	83	85	82	84	83	83	83	92	99	101	96	84	71	66	63
Tue	62	82	90	100	100	86	80	82	84	98	105	108	102	91	76	67	63
Wed	61	78	90	100	104	83	81	80	81	91	96	96	92	84	74	69	64
Thu	62	80	92	94	96	86	84	87	87	104	110	110	108	94	73	72	64
Fri	62	78	85	90	84	82	81	90	102	109	106	105	106	88	77	73	66
Sat	63	66	68	73	76	77	79	80	84	89	89	84	83	79	75	73	65
Sun	63	63	63	64	66	71	75	79	80	81	80	79	76	78	75	74	65