Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to San Pedro

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 73 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 115 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	54	55	57	65	67	64	65	77	99	119	127	133	122	93	68	60	54
Tue	55	55	57	93	96	73	72	133	193	219	256	224	185	140	100	71	54
Wed	55	55	58	80	85	68	76	127	209	254	266	237	199	155	112	77	55
Thu	55	55	58	78	85	71	86	127	195	212	239	243	216	175	130	87	57
Fri	55	55	57	66	66	69	98	164	184	174	211	216	195	163	125	87	58
Sat	56	55	56	57	60	65	77	89	104	116	117	108	94	81	73	70	56
Sun	55	55	55	56	59	60	65	72	77	79	78	79	74	72	72	66	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 54 minutes and up to 266 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 146 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (119 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 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 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 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 266 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 54 to 266 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 146 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to San Pedro?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 266 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	54	55	57	65	67	64	65	77	99	119	127	133	122	93	68	60	54
Tue	55	55	57	93	96	73	72	133	193	219	256	224	185	140	100	71	54
Wed	55	55	58	80	85	68	76	127	209	254	266	237	199	155	112	77	55
Thu	55	55	58	78	85	71	86	127	195	212	239	243	216	175	130	87	57
Fri	55	55	57	66	66	69	98	164	184	174	211	216	195	163	125	87	58
Sat	56	55	56	57	60	65	77	89	104	116	117	108	94	81	73	70	56
Sun	55	55	55	56	59	60	65	72	77	79	78	79	74	72	72	66	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	57	65	67	64	65	77	99	119	127	133	122	93	68	60	54
Tue	55	55	57	93	96	73	72	133	193	219	256	224	185	140	100	71	54
Wed	55	55	58	80	85	68	76	127	209	254	266	237	199	155	112	77	55
Thu	55	55	58	78	85	71	86	127	195	212	239	243	216	175	130	87	57
Fri	55	55	57	66	66	69	98	164	184	174	211	216	195	163	125	87	58
Sat	56	55	56	57	60	65	77	89	104	116	117	108	94	81	73	70	56
Sun	55	55	55	56	59	60	65	72	77	79	78	79	74	72	72	66	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	57	65	67	64	65	77	99	119	127	133	122	93	68	60	54
Tue	55	55	57	93	96	73	72	133	193	219	256	224	185	140	100	71	54
Wed	55	55	58	80	85	68	76	127	209	254	266	237	199	155	112	77	55
Thu	55	55	58	78	85	71	86	127	195	212	239	243	216	175	130	87	57
Fri	55	55	57	66	66	69	98	164	184	174	211	216	195	163	125	87	58
Sat	56	55	56	57	60	65	77	89	104	116	117	108	94	81	73	70	56
Sun	55	55	55	56	59	60	65	72	77	79	78	79	74	72	72	66	56