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Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Thousand Oaks

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 20 minutes via SR-23 South, usually 20 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.

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Simi Valley to Thousand Oaks (via SR-23 South) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 21 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 17 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Sundays (17 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Thousand Oaks to Simi Valley

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 10 to 13 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 central Thousand Oaks 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 Thousand Oaks by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1717181918171717171718181817171717
Tue1717182019181717171718192018171717
Wed1717182119181717171718192018171717
Thu1717182019181817171818192019171717
Fri1717181818181817171818192018171717
Sat1717171717171717171717171717171717
Sun1717171717171717171717171717171717

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 Thousand Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 21 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Thousand Oaks?

The 13-mile drive usually takes 17 to 21 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 17 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 21 minutes.

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