Best Time to Drive from SNA to Simi Valley

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 102 at this time.

Only 3% 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.

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from SNA to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Simi Valley to SNA

Freeway, about 78 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.9 miles: 3 to 4 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) to central Simi Valley (3rd Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from SNA to Simi Valley 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	73	86	100	103	97	90	87	87	87	91	99	100	98	91	77	75	72
Tue	73	89	103	106	98	91	87	86	86	89	98	103	102	93	81	75	72
Wed	73	88	103	104	99	91	87	86	86	90	101	105	102	94	82	77	72
Thu	73	88	103	104	99	92	89	87	87	92	102	107	102	93	84	76	72
Fri	73	85	95	97	94	92	91	91	94	99	107	107	103	95	84	78	73
Sat	72	74	75	76	80	84	88	90	92	92	92	91	89	85	82	78	73
Sun	71	72	72	73	75	79	83	85	88	89	89	85	84	83	82	81	73

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 SNA to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 72 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	86	100	103	97	90	87	87	87	91	99	100	98	91	77	75	72
Tue	73	89	103	106	98	91	87	86	86	89	98	103	102	93	81	75	72
Wed	73	88	103	104	99	91	87	86	86	90	101	105	102	94	82	77	72
Thu	73	88	103	104	99	92	89	87	87	92	102	107	102	93	84	76	72
Fri	73	85	95	97	94	92	91	91	94	99	107	107	103	95	84	78	73
Sat	72	74	75	76	80	84	88	90	92	92	92	91	89	85	82	78	73
Sun	71	72	72	73	75	79	83	85	88	89	89	85	84	83	82	81	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	86	100	103	97	90	87	87	87	91	99	100	98	91	77	75	72
Tue	73	89	103	106	98	91	87	86	86	89	98	103	102	93	81	75	72
Wed	73	88	103	104	99	91	87	86	86	90	101	105	102	94	82	77	72
Thu	73	88	103	104	99	92	89	87	87	92	102	107	102	93	84	76	72
Fri	73	85	95	97	94	92	91	91	94	99	107	107	103	95	84	78	73
Sat	72	74	75	76	80	84	88	90	92	92	92	91	89	85	82	78	73
Sun	71	72	72	73	75	79	83	85	88	89	89	85	84	83	82	81	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	86	100	103	97	90	87	87	87	91	99	100	98	91	77	75	72
Tue	73	89	103	106	98	91	87	86	86	89	98	103	102	93	81	75	72
Wed	73	88	103	104	99	91	87	86	86	90	101	105	102	94	82	77	72
Thu	73	88	103	104	99	92	89	87	87	92	102	107	102	93	84	76	72
Fri	73	85	95	97	94	92	91	91	94	99	107	107	103	95	84	78	73
Sat	72	74	75	76	80	84	88	90	92	92	92	91	89	85	82	78	73
Sun	71	72	72	73	75	79	83	85	88	89	89	85	84	83	82	81	73