Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to South Gate

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 69 at this time.

Only 14% 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 South Gate 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	48	59	63	73	64	62	61	61	62	62	59	61	60	56	53	51	49
Tue	47	61	67	90	88	73	63	63	62	68	70	71	69	60	55	53	49
Wed	47	59	67	93	96	70	64	63	61	68	70	69	74	63	56	53	50
Thu	48	60	67	89	85	68	63	63	68	73	74	72	76	63	55	55	49
Fri	48	59	64	73	68	65	63	70	77	76	72	70	72	63	61	59	52
Sat	49	51	53	54	58	59	60	63	69	67	68	69	70	66	62	56	49
Sun	48	49	49	49	50	53	59	60	61	60	63	61	59	61	64	59	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Simi Valley to South Gate (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 9 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 25 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 South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to South Gate?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 47 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to South Gate?

Leaving around 9 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	63	73	64	62	61	61	62	62	59	61	60	56	53	51	49
Tue	47	61	67	90	88	73	63	63	62	68	70	71	69	60	55	53	49
Wed	47	59	67	93	96	70	64	63	61	68	70	69	74	63	56	53	50
Thu	48	60	67	89	85	68	63	63	68	73	74	72	76	63	55	55	49
Fri	48	59	64	73	68	65	63	70	77	76	72	70	72	63	61	59	52
Sat	49	51	53	54	58	59	60	63	69	67	68	69	70	66	62	56	49
Sun	48	49	49	49	50	53	59	60	61	60	63	61	59	61	64	59	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	63	73	64	62	61	61	62	62	59	61	60	56	53	51	49
Tue	47	61	67	90	88	73	63	63	62	68	70	71	69	60	55	53	49
Wed	47	59	67	93	96	70	64	63	61	68	70	69	74	63	56	53	50
Thu	48	60	67	89	85	68	63	63	68	73	74	72	76	63	55	55	49
Fri	48	59	64	73	68	65	63	70	77	76	72	70	72	63	61	59	52
Sat	49	51	53	54	58	59	60	63	69	67	68	69	70	66	62	56	49
Sun	48	49	49	49	50	53	59	60	61	60	63	61	59	61	64	59	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	63	73	64	62	61	61	62	62	59	61	60	56	53	51	49
Tue	47	61	67	90	88	73	63	63	62	68	70	71	69	60	55	53	49
Wed	47	59	67	93	96	70	64	63	61	68	70	69	74	63	56	53	50
Thu	48	60	67	89	85	68	63	63	68	73	74	72	76	63	55	55	49
Fri	48	59	64	73	68	65	63	70	77	76	72	70	72	63	61	59	52
Sat	49	51	53	54	58	59	60	63	69	67	68	69	70	66	62	56	49
Sun	48	49	49	49	50	53	59	60	61	60	63	61	59	61	64	59	51