Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Torrance

Right now (4:55 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 87 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 Torrance 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	50	61	74	73	67	59	58	59	61	66	73	76	73	63	54	51	50
Tue	50	63	78	79	71	63	59	61	64	71	81	89	87	71	57	52	50
Wed	50	64	80	81	72	65	62	62	65	74	83	90	87	73	60	54	50
Thu	50	63	78	78	71	64	62	64	68	76	85	91	87	74	62	55	50
Fri	50	59	69	68	64	62	64	68	74	80	85	86	81	71	62	56	51
Sat	49	50	51	52	54	56	61	64	66	68	68	67	64	61	56	53	50
Sun	50	49	50	50	51	53	55	58	60	61	60	58	57	56	54	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Simi Valley to Torrance (via I-405 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Simi Valley (3rd Street) to central Torrance (Opal Street) 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 Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 50 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Torrance?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (19 miles)

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More drives

Torrance to Simi Valley (return trip) · Simi Valley to Los Angeles · Simi Valley to Santa Monica · Simi Valley to Pasadena · Simi Valley to Long Beach · Simi Valley to West Covina · Simi Valley to Burbank · Simi Valley to Glendale · Simi Valley to Santa Clarita · Simi Valley to Van Nuys · Simi Valley to LAX · Simi Valley to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	61	74	73	67	59	58	59	61	66	73	76	73	63	54	51	50
Tue	50	63	78	79	71	63	59	61	64	71	81	89	87	71	57	52	50
Wed	50	64	80	81	72	65	62	62	65	74	83	90	87	73	60	54	50
Thu	50	63	78	78	71	64	62	64	68	76	85	91	87	74	62	55	50
Fri	50	59	69	68	64	62	64	68	74	80	85	86	81	71	62	56	51
Sat	49	50	51	52	54	56	61	64	66	68	68	67	64	61	56	53	50
Sun	50	49	50	50	51	53	55	58	60	61	60	58	57	56	54	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	61	74	73	67	59	58	59	61	66	73	76	73	63	54	51	50
Tue	50	63	78	79	71	63	59	61	64	71	81	89	87	71	57	52	50
Wed	50	64	80	81	72	65	62	62	65	74	83	90	87	73	60	54	50
Thu	50	63	78	78	71	64	62	64	68	76	85	91	87	74	62	55	50
Fri	50	59	69	68	64	62	64	68	74	80	85	86	81	71	62	56	51
Sat	49	50	51	52	54	56	61	64	66	68	68	67	64	61	56	53	50
Sun	50	49	50	50	51	53	55	58	60	61	60	58	57	56	54	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	61	74	73	67	59	58	59	61	66	73	76	73	63	54	51	50
Tue	50	63	78	79	71	63	59	61	64	71	81	89	87	71	57	52	50
Wed	50	64	80	81	72	65	62	62	65	74	83	90	87	73	60	54	50
Thu	50	63	78	78	71	64	62	64	68	76	85	91	87	74	62	55	50
Fri	50	59	69	68	64	62	64	68	74	80	85	86	81	71	62	56	51
Sat	49	50	51	52	54	56	61	64	66	68	68	67	64	61	56	53	50
Sun	50	49	50	50	51	53	55	58	60	61	60	58	57	56	54	53	50