Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to SNA

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 119 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 109 at this time.

Only 2% 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 80-mile drive from Simi Valley to SNA (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: SNA to Simi Valley

Freeway, about 78 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 3 to 4 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA 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	73	88	99	94	87	86	86	87	90	96	105	111	102	88	77	73	73
Tue	74	94	107	98	91	89	88	88	90	99	110	118	109	93	79	74	72
Wed	73	91	106	100	94	90	89	89	92	100	111	119	111	95	81	75	72
Thu	74	93	105	98	93	91	90	91	94	103	114	121	114	98	83	76	72
Fri	73	85	94	92	90	89	91	95	103	112	119	119	114	99	86	79	74
Sat	72	74	76	78	82	86	89	91	95	96	96	94	91	85	81	77	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	83	86	88	89	88	85	83	82	80	78	73

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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 72 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to SNA?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	88	99	94	87	86	86	87	90	96	105	111	102	88	77	73	73
Tue	74	94	107	98	91	89	88	88	90	99	110	118	109	93	79	74	72
Wed	73	91	106	100	94	90	89	89	92	100	111	119	111	95	81	75	72
Thu	74	93	105	98	93	91	90	91	94	103	114	121	114	98	83	76	72
Fri	73	85	94	92	90	89	91	95	103	112	119	119	114	99	86	79	74
Sat	72	74	76	78	82	86	89	91	95	96	96	94	91	85	81	77	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	83	86	88	89	88	85	83	82	80	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	88	99	94	87	86	86	87	90	96	105	111	102	88	77	73	73
Tue	74	94	107	98	91	89	88	88	90	99	110	118	109	93	79	74	72
Wed	73	91	106	100	94	90	89	89	92	100	111	119	111	95	81	75	72
Thu	74	93	105	98	93	91	90	91	94	103	114	121	114	98	83	76	72
Fri	73	85	94	92	90	89	91	95	103	112	119	119	114	99	86	79	74
Sat	72	74	76	78	82	86	89	91	95	96	96	94	91	85	81	77	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	83	86	88	89	88	85	83	82	80	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	88	99	94	87	86	86	87	90	96	105	111	102	88	77	73	73
Tue	74	94	107	98	91	89	88	88	90	99	110	118	109	93	79	74	72
Wed	73	91	106	100	94	90	89	89	92	100	111	119	111	95	81	75	72
Thu	74	93	105	98	93	91	90	91	94	103	114	121	114	98	83	76	72
Fri	73	85	94	92	90	89	91	95	103	112	119	119	114	99	86	79	74
Sat	72	74	76	78	82	86	89	91	95	96	96	94	91	85	81	77	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	83	86	88	89	88	85	83	82	80	78	73