Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Torrance

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 67 minutes via I-405 South and SR-118 East, usually 109 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	49	49	51	59	62	58	60	70	87	98	111	116	110	86	63	54	48
Tue	50	49	51	86	90	66	66	105	140	155	221	216	178	135	95	65	49
Wed	49	49	52	76	79	62	70	98	146	205	246	229	194	150	107	71	49
Thu	49	50	52	75	79	65	78	104	138	183	228	238	211	170	125	82	51
Fri	50	50	51	58	60	63	84	124	152	167	205	214	192	159	120	81	52
Sat	50	50	50	51	54	59	69	80	94	109	111	102	90	76	68	64	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	53	54	59	66	70	73	72	73	69	66	66	61	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 48 minutes and up to 246 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 116 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (113 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 20 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 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 246 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 48 to 246 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 116 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Torrance?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 246 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	49	51	59	62	58	60	70	87	98	111	116	110	86	63	54	48
Tue	50	49	51	86	90	66	66	105	140	155	221	216	178	135	95	65	49
Wed	49	49	52	76	79	62	70	98	146	205	246	229	194	150	107	71	49
Thu	49	50	52	75	79	65	78	104	138	183	228	238	211	170	125	82	51
Fri	50	50	51	58	60	63	84	124	152	167	205	214	192	159	120	81	52
Sat	50	50	50	51	54	59	69	80	94	109	111	102	90	76	68	64	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	53	54	59	66	70	73	72	73	69	66	66	61	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	49	51	59	62	58	60	70	87	98	111	116	110	86	63	54	48
Tue	50	49	51	86	90	66	66	105	140	155	221	216	178	135	95	65	49
Wed	49	49	52	76	79	62	70	98	146	205	246	229	194	150	107	71	49
Thu	49	50	52	75	79	65	78	104	138	183	228	238	211	170	125	82	51
Fri	50	50	51	58	60	63	84	124	152	167	205	214	192	159	120	81	52
Sat	50	50	50	51	54	59	69	80	94	109	111	102	90	76	68	64	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	53	54	59	66	70	73	72	73	69	66	66	61	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	49	51	59	62	58	60	70	87	98	111	116	110	86	63	54	48
Tue	50	49	51	86	90	66	66	105	140	155	221	216	178	135	95	65	49
Wed	49	49	52	76	79	62	70	98	146	205	246	229	194	150	107	71	49
Thu	49	50	52	75	79	65	78	104	138	183	228	238	211	170	125	82	51
Fri	50	50	51	58	60	63	84	124	152	167	205	214	192	159	120	81	52
Sat	50	50	50	51	54	59	69	80	94	109	111	102	90	76	68	64	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	53	54	59	66	70	73	72	73	69	66	66	61	50