Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Valencia

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via SR-118 East and I-5 North, usually 37 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 Valencia 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	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	36	34	34	33
Tue	32	33	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	40	42	38	34	34	33
Wed	32	33	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	41	42	39	35	34	33
Thu	32	33	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	41	42	39	35	34	33
Fri	32	33	34	34	35	36	37	38	38	38	40	43	43	39	36	35	33
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	35	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Simi Valley to Valencia (via SR-118 East and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 7 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 Valencia 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 Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Valencia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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