Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Whittier

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 59 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Whittier 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	59	72	77	81	79	83	80	79	80	88	96	99	93	81	65	59	57
Tue	55	75	86	97	98	84	78	77	81	98	105	111	100	88	73	62	57
Wed	55	74	87	99	102	81	77	76	82	95	98	102	97	88	72	64	57
Thu	55	74	85	97	96	82	81	84	90	103	110	112	110	93	71	66	57
Fri	55	73	82	88	81	78	78	91	102	107	105	104	105	88	75	71	59
Sat	57	58	62	68	75	75	78	80	87	88	88	83	84	79	75	71	58
Sun	56	56	57	57	59	67	74	80	81	81	80	78	76	78	74	71	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Simi Valley to Whittier (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 30 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 Whittier (Painter Avenue) 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 55 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Whittier?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	72	77	81	79	83	80	79	80	88	96	99	93	81	65	59	57
Tue	55	75	86	97	98	84	78	77	81	98	105	111	100	88	73	62	57
Wed	55	74	87	99	102	81	77	76	82	95	98	102	97	88	72	64	57
Thu	55	74	85	97	96	82	81	84	90	103	110	112	110	93	71	66	57
Fri	55	73	82	88	81	78	78	91	102	107	105	104	105	88	75	71	59
Sat	57	58	62	68	75	75	78	80	87	88	88	83	84	79	75	71	58
Sun	56	56	57	57	59	67	74	80	81	81	80	78	76	78	74	71	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	72	77	81	79	83	80	79	80	88	96	99	93	81	65	59	57
Tue	55	75	86	97	98	84	78	77	81	98	105	111	100	88	73	62	57
Wed	55	74	87	99	102	81	77	76	82	95	98	102	97	88	72	64	57
Thu	55	74	85	97	96	82	81	84	90	103	110	112	110	93	71	66	57
Fri	55	73	82	88	81	78	78	91	102	107	105	104	105	88	75	71	59
Sat	57	58	62	68	75	75	78	80	87	88	88	83	84	79	75	71	58
Sun	56	56	57	57	59	67	74	80	81	81	80	78	76	78	74	71	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	72	77	81	79	83	80	79	80	88	96	99	93	81	65	59	57
Tue	55	75	86	97	98	84	78	77	81	98	105	111	100	88	73	62	57
Wed	55	74	87	99	102	81	77	76	82	95	98	102	97	88	72	64	57
Thu	55	74	85	97	96	82	81	84	90	103	110	112	110	93	71	66	57
Fri	55	73	82	88	81	78	78	91	102	107	105	104	105	88	75	71	59
Sat	57	58	62	68	75	75	78	80	87	88	88	83	84	79	75	71	58
Sun	56	56	57	57	59	67	74	80	81	81	80	78	76	78	74	71	59