Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Rowland Heights

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 73 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East and SR-60 East, usually 98 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Rowland Heights 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	57	71	78	87	85	78	76	74	75	80	84	85	78	69	64	61	58
Tue	55	77	88	111	113	91	78	77	86	107	114	104	81	71	66	61	58
Wed	55	75	90	109	115	88	83	83	85	110	110	109	97	77	67	63	59
Thu	56	75	86	105	106	86	81	79	99	115	116	108	92	77	69	67	59
Fri	56	70	82	89	82	81	77	98	117	115	110	106	94	79	80	70	61
Sat	58	60	62	62	65	68	72	83	93	92	94	101	102	89	83	72	59
Sun	58	58	58	57	59	64	75	79	81	79	83	75	78	79	74	70	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Simi Valley to Rowland Heights (via I-5 South and SR-118 East and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 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 Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Rowland Heights?

The 64-mile drive usually takes 55 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Rowland Heights?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (23 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	78	87	85	78	76	74	75	80	84	85	78	69	64	61	58
Tue	55	77	88	111	113	91	78	77	86	107	114	104	81	71	66	61	58
Wed	55	75	90	109	115	88	83	83	85	110	110	109	97	77	67	63	59
Thu	56	75	86	105	106	86	81	79	99	115	116	108	92	77	69	67	59
Fri	56	70	82	89	82	81	77	98	117	115	110	106	94	79	80	70	61
Sat	58	60	62	62	65	68	72	83	93	92	94	101	102	89	83	72	59
Sun	58	58	58	57	59	64	75	79	81	79	83	75	78	79	74	70	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	78	87	85	78	76	74	75	80	84	85	78	69	64	61	58
Tue	55	77	88	111	113	91	78	77	86	107	114	104	81	71	66	61	58
Wed	55	75	90	109	115	88	83	83	85	110	110	109	97	77	67	63	59
Thu	56	75	86	105	106	86	81	79	99	115	116	108	92	77	69	67	59
Fri	56	70	82	89	82	81	77	98	117	115	110	106	94	79	80	70	61
Sat	58	60	62	62	65	68	72	83	93	92	94	101	102	89	83	72	59
Sun	58	58	58	57	59	64	75	79	81	79	83	75	78	79	74	70	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	78	87	85	78	76	74	75	80	84	85	78	69	64	61	58
Tue	55	77	88	111	113	91	78	77	86	107	114	104	81	71	66	61	58
Wed	55	75	90	109	115	88	83	83	85	110	110	109	97	77	67	63	59
Thu	56	75	86	105	106	86	81	79	99	115	116	108	92	77	69	67	59
Fri	56	70	82	89	82	81	77	98	117	115	110	106	94	79	80	70	61
Sat	58	60	62	62	65	68	72	83	93	92	94	101	102	89	83	72	59
Sun	58	58	58	57	59	64	75	79	81	79	83	75	78	79	74	70	60