Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Upland

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via I-210 East and SR-118 East, usually 81 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Upland 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	68	72	80	84	79	77	77	78	79	89	98	100	97	81	73	71	69
Tue	69	74	88	90	82	79	78	79	82	91	97	101	96	86	77	73	69
Wed	70	74	89	99	87	82	80	81	83	91	100	102	98	84	78	73	69
Thu	69	73	89	92	83	79	78	80	86	99	106	106	102	87	78	75	70
Fri	70	75	80	83	81	79	84	89	98	110	114	113	103	89	82	73	70
Sat	69	70	71	72	72	74	75	79	84	85	85	84	80	74	71	70	68
Sun	69	68	69	69	69	71	71	72	73	74	72	72	71	71	71	72	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Simi Valley to Upland (via I-210 East and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 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 Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 68 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Upland?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (38 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	72	80	84	79	77	77	78	79	89	98	100	97	81	73	71	69
Tue	69	74	88	90	82	79	78	79	82	91	97	101	96	86	77	73	69
Wed	70	74	89	99	87	82	80	81	83	91	100	102	98	84	78	73	69
Thu	69	73	89	92	83	79	78	80	86	99	106	106	102	87	78	75	70
Fri	70	75	80	83	81	79	84	89	98	110	114	113	103	89	82	73	70
Sat	69	70	71	72	72	74	75	79	84	85	85	84	80	74	71	70	68
Sun	69	68	69	69	69	71	71	72	73	74	72	72	71	71	71	72	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	72	80	84	79	77	77	78	79	89	98	100	97	81	73	71	69
Tue	69	74	88	90	82	79	78	79	82	91	97	101	96	86	77	73	69
Wed	70	74	89	99	87	82	80	81	83	91	100	102	98	84	78	73	69
Thu	69	73	89	92	83	79	78	80	86	99	106	106	102	87	78	75	70
Fri	70	75	80	83	81	79	84	89	98	110	114	113	103	89	82	73	70
Sat	69	70	71	72	72	74	75	79	84	85	85	84	80	74	71	70	68
Sun	69	68	69	69	69	71	71	72	73	74	72	72	71	71	71	72	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	72	80	84	79	77	77	78	79	89	98	100	97	81	73	71	69
Tue	69	74	88	90	82	79	78	79	82	91	97	101	96	86	77	73	69
Wed	70	74	89	99	87	82	80	81	83	91	100	102	98	84	78	73	69
Thu	69	73	89	92	83	79	78	80	86	99	106	106	102	87	78	75	70
Fri	70	75	80	83	81	79	84	89	98	110	114	113	103	89	82	73	70
Sat	69	70	71	72	72	74	75	79	84	85	85	84	80	74	71	70	68
Sun	69	68	69	69	69	71	71	72	73	74	72	72	71	71	71	72	68