Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Yorba Linda

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 112 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East, usually 96 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Yorba Linda 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	71	84	90	91	88	91	90	89	90	99	109	110	102	90	77	72	69
Tue	68	91	99	106	107	93	87	90	91	107	115	118	108	96	81	73	69
Wed	67	88	99	106	112	92	89	88	90	105	110	110	105	95	82	76	70
Thu	68	90	101	103	107	94	91	94	96	113	120	119	116	100	79	77	70
Fri	68	86	93	97	92	89	89	97	112	120	118	112	111	94	82	79	72
Sat	70	72	74	79	83	83	85	86	90	96	95	89	89	85	81	79	70
Sun	69	68	69	70	72	77	81	85	86	87	85	85	82	83	81	80	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Simi Valley to Yorba Linda (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Yorba Linda?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 67 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (35 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	84	90	91	88	91	90	89	90	99	109	110	102	90	77	72	69
Tue	68	91	99	106	107	93	87	90	91	107	115	118	108	96	81	73	69
Wed	67	88	99	106	112	92	89	88	90	105	110	110	105	95	82	76	70
Thu	68	90	101	103	107	94	91	94	96	113	120	119	116	100	79	77	70
Fri	68	86	93	97	92	89	89	97	112	120	118	112	111	94	82	79	72
Sat	70	72	74	79	83	83	85	86	90	96	95	89	89	85	81	79	70
Sun	69	68	69	70	72	77	81	85	86	87	85	85	82	83	81	80	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	84	90	91	88	91	90	89	90	99	109	110	102	90	77	72	69
Tue	68	91	99	106	107	93	87	90	91	107	115	118	108	96	81	73	69
Wed	67	88	99	106	112	92	89	88	90	105	110	110	105	95	82	76	70
Thu	68	90	101	103	107	94	91	94	96	113	120	119	116	100	79	77	70
Fri	68	86	93	97	92	89	89	97	112	120	118	112	111	94	82	79	72
Sat	70	72	74	79	83	83	85	86	90	96	95	89	89	85	81	79	70
Sun	69	68	69	70	72	77	81	85	86	87	85	85	82	83	81	80	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	84	90	91	88	91	90	89	90	99	109	110	102	90	77	72	69
Tue	68	91	99	106	107	93	87	90	91	107	115	118	108	96	81	73	69
Wed	67	88	99	106	112	92	89	88	90	105	110	110	105	95	82	76	70
Thu	68	90	101	103	107	94	91	94	96	113	120	119	116	100	79	77	70
Fri	68	86	93	97	92	89	89	97	112	120	118	112	111	94	82	79	72
Sat	70	72	74	79	83	83	85	86	90	96	95	89	89	85	81	79	70
Sun	69	68	69	70	72	77	81	85	86	87	85	85	82	83	81	80	71