Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Simi Valley

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 68 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 South Gate 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	51	62	80	83	80	74	70	70	69	71	76	80	79	68	61	54	50
Tue	51	63	76	86	83	80	73	69	65	70	75	86	83	68	63	57	52
Wed	50	62	78	83	83	78	72	69	67	68	76	89	83	69	65	59	51
Thu	51	62	77	83	84	76	74	71	69	71	81	92	85	70	66	61	52
Fri	51	63	72	77	76	71	71	70	73	73	76	78	71	67	66	63	53
Sat	50	51	53	55	60	69	74	70	73	73	70	71	71	70	72	65	54
Sun	51	50	50	50	52	56	61	65	70	71	74	74	69	71	71	67	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from South Gate to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (76 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate to central Simi Valley 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 South Gate to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Simi Valley?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 50 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	80	83	80	74	70	70	69	71	76	80	79	68	61	54	50
Tue	51	63	76	86	83	80	73	69	65	70	75	86	83	68	63	57	52
Wed	50	62	78	83	83	78	72	69	67	68	76	89	83	69	65	59	51
Thu	51	62	77	83	84	76	74	71	69	71	81	92	85	70	66	61	52
Fri	51	63	72	77	76	71	71	70	73	73	76	78	71	67	66	63	53
Sat	50	51	53	55	60	69	74	70	73	73	70	71	71	70	72	65	54
Sun	51	50	50	50	52	56	61	65	70	71	74	74	69	71	71	67	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	80	83	80	74	70	70	69	71	76	80	79	68	61	54	50
Tue	51	63	76	86	83	80	73	69	65	70	75	86	83	68	63	57	52
Wed	50	62	78	83	83	78	72	69	67	68	76	89	83	69	65	59	51
Thu	51	62	77	83	84	76	74	71	69	71	81	92	85	70	66	61	52
Fri	51	63	72	77	76	71	71	70	73	73	76	78	71	67	66	63	53
Sat	50	51	53	55	60	69	74	70	73	73	70	71	71	70	72	65	54
Sun	51	50	50	50	52	56	61	65	70	71	74	74	69	71	71	67	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	80	83	80	74	70	70	69	71	76	80	79	68	61	54	50
Tue	51	63	76	86	83	80	73	69	65	70	75	86	83	68	63	57	52
Wed	50	62	78	83	83	78	72	69	67	68	76	89	83	69	65	59	51
Thu	51	62	77	83	84	76	74	71	69	71	81	92	85	70	66	61	52
Fri	51	63	72	77	76	71	71	70	73	73	76	78	71	67	66	63	53
Sat	50	51	53	55	60	69	74	70	73	73	70	71	71	70	72	65	54
Sun	51	50	50	50	52	56	61	65	70	71	74	74	69	71	71	67	56