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Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to Simi Valley

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 22 minutes via SR-23 North, usually 23 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.

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to Simi Valley (via SR-23 North) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 23 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 17 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (16 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Simi Valley to Thousand Oaks

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 10 to 12 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 central Thousand Oaks 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 Thousand Oaks to Simi Valley by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1616161716161616161717191917161616
Tue1616161717171716161718202319161616
Wed1616171817171717171718202219161616
Thu1616161717171717171718202219171616
Fri1616161616171717171718202018161616
Sat1616161616161616161616161616161616
Sun1616161616161616161616161616161616

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 Thousand Oaks to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 23 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Thousand Oaks to Simi Valley?

The 13-mile drive usually takes 16 to 23 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 17 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 23 minutes.

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