Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to San Pedro

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 62 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Simi Valley to San Pedro 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	65	77	77	72	66	65	65	68	72	79	83	80	69	60	57	56
Tue	55	66	80	81	75	68	66	68	71	78	89	97	93	77	64	58	56
Wed	55	66	82	82	75	70	68	68	72	80	91	98	93	79	66	60	56
Thu	56	66	80	81	76	70	68	71	74	83	94	99	94	80	68	61	56
Fri	56	64	74	74	69	69	70	75	81	87	93	93	88	77	68	62	57
Sat	55	56	58	58	60	63	67	70	72	73	73	72	70	67	62	59	56
Sun	56	55	56	56	57	59	61	64	66	67	66	64	63	62	60	59	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Simi Valley to San Pedro (via I-405 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to San Pedro?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 55 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to San Pedro?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (36 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (5 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	65	77	77	72	66	65	65	68	72	79	83	80	69	60	57	56
Tue	55	66	80	81	75	68	66	68	71	78	89	97	93	77	64	58	56
Wed	55	66	82	82	75	70	68	68	72	80	91	98	93	79	66	60	56
Thu	56	66	80	81	76	70	68	71	74	83	94	99	94	80	68	61	56
Fri	56	64	74	74	69	69	70	75	81	87	93	93	88	77	68	62	57
Sat	55	56	58	58	60	63	67	70	72	73	73	72	70	67	62	59	56
Sun	56	55	56	56	57	59	61	64	66	67	66	64	63	62	60	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	65	77	77	72	66	65	65	68	72	79	83	80	69	60	57	56
Tue	55	66	80	81	75	68	66	68	71	78	89	97	93	77	64	58	56
Wed	55	66	82	82	75	70	68	68	72	80	91	98	93	79	66	60	56
Thu	56	66	80	81	76	70	68	71	74	83	94	99	94	80	68	61	56
Fri	56	64	74	74	69	69	70	75	81	87	93	93	88	77	68	62	57
Sat	55	56	58	58	60	63	67	70	72	73	73	72	70	67	62	59	56
Sun	56	55	56	56	57	59	61	64	66	67	66	64	63	62	60	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	65	77	77	72	66	65	65	68	72	79	83	80	69	60	57	56
Tue	55	66	80	81	75	68	66	68	71	78	89	97	93	77	64	58	56
Wed	55	66	82	82	75	70	68	68	72	80	91	98	93	79	66	60	56
Thu	56	66	80	81	76	70	68	71	74	83	94	99	94	80	68	61	56
Fri	56	64	74	74	69	69	70	75	81	87	93	93	88	77	68	62	57
Sat	55	56	58	58	60	63	67	70	72	73	73	72	70	67	62	59	56
Sun	56	55	56	56	57	59	61	64	66	67	66	64	63	62	60	59	56