Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to South Gate

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 77 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 64 at this time.

Only 13% 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	76	72	67	64	62	61	62	59	62	61	57	54	52	49
Tue	47	61	69	96	92	72	63	62	62	68	70	70	66	60	56	52	49
Wed	47	58	69	95	95	69	64	62	62	69	71	71	75	63	56	53	50
Thu	48	59	67	84	85	68	63	63	66	72	72	71	73	64	57	56	50
Fri	48	58	64	71	66	64	62	69	75	75	71	70	72	64	62	58	51
Sat	49	50	53	54	55	57	59	63	66	65	66	66	69	65	62	57	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	53	58	60	61	62	62	60	61	62	61	59	50

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 98 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (69 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 98 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 98 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 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 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	76	72	67	64	62	61	62	59	62	61	57	54	52	49
Tue	47	61	69	96	92	72	63	62	62	68	70	70	66	60	56	52	49
Wed	47	58	69	95	95	69	64	62	62	69	71	71	75	63	56	53	50
Thu	48	59	67	84	85	68	63	63	66	72	72	71	73	64	57	56	50
Fri	48	58	64	71	66	64	62	69	75	75	71	70	72	64	62	58	51
Sat	49	50	53	54	55	57	59	63	66	65	66	66	69	65	62	57	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	53	58	60	61	62	62	60	61	62	61	59	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	63	76	72	67	64	62	61	62	59	62	61	57	54	52	49
Tue	47	61	69	96	92	72	63	62	62	68	70	70	66	60	56	52	49
Wed	47	58	69	95	95	69	64	62	62	69	71	71	75	63	56	53	50
Thu	48	59	67	84	85	68	63	63	66	72	72	71	73	64	57	56	50
Fri	48	58	64	71	66	64	62	69	75	75	71	70	72	64	62	58	51
Sat	49	50	53	54	55	57	59	63	66	65	66	66	69	65	62	57	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	53	58	60	61	62	62	60	61	62	61	59	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	63	76	72	67	64	62	61	62	59	62	61	57	54	52	49
Tue	47	61	69	96	92	72	63	62	62	68	70	70	66	60	56	52	49
Wed	47	58	69	95	95	69	64	62	62	69	71	71	75	63	56	53	50
Thu	48	59	67	84	85	68	63	63	66	72	72	71	73	64	57	56	50
Fri	48	58	64	71	66	64	62	69	75	75	71	70	72	64	62	58	51
Sat	49	50	53	54	55	57	59	63	66	65	66	66	69	65	62	57	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	53	58	60	61	62	62	60	61	62	61	59	50