Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Simi Valley

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-405 North and SR-118 West, usually 55 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Torrance 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	50	50	52	54	53	53	54	57	65	113	170	171	139	102	69	55	51
Tue	50	51	52	53	54	53	54	57	65	106	177	173	141	106	74	55	51
Wed	50	51	52	54	54	54	53	57	66	101	166	177	154	119	84	59	53
Thu	53	52	54	55	56	55	57	63	79	103	160	168	140	107	76	58	52
Fri	50	51	53	56	56	55	56	58	71	104	149	156	130	95	66	55	51
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	54	55	58	62	57	55	54	52	51
Sun	49	49	49	50	51	51	52	54	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	52	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Torrance to Simi Valley (via I-405 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 183 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance (Opal Street) to central Simi Valley (3rd Street) 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 Torrance to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 183 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 50 to 183 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 183 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (30 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (18 miles)

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More drives

Simi Valley to Torrance (return trip) · Torrance to Los Angeles · Torrance to Santa Monica · Torrance to Pasadena · Torrance to West Covina · Torrance to Burbank · Torrance to Glendale · Torrance to Santa Clarita · Torrance to Van Nuys · Torrance to Hollywood · Torrance to Culver City · Torrance to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	50	52	54	53	53	54	57	65	113	170	171	139	102	69	55	51
Tue	50	51	52	53	54	53	54	57	65	106	177	173	141	106	74	55	51
Wed	50	51	52	54	54	54	53	57	66	101	166	177	154	119	84	59	53
Thu	53	52	54	55	56	55	57	63	79	103	160	168	140	107	76	58	52
Fri	50	51	53	56	56	55	56	58	71	104	149	156	130	95	66	55	51
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	54	55	58	62	57	55	54	52	51
Sun	49	49	49	50	51	51	52	54	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	52	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	50	52	54	53	53	54	57	65	113	170	171	139	102	69	55	51
Tue	50	51	52	53	54	53	54	57	65	106	177	173	141	106	74	55	51
Wed	50	51	52	54	54	54	53	57	66	101	166	177	154	119	84	59	53
Thu	53	52	54	55	56	55	57	63	79	103	160	168	140	107	76	58	52
Fri	50	51	53	56	56	55	56	58	71	104	149	156	130	95	66	55	51
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	54	55	58	62	57	55	54	52	51
Sun	49	49	49	50	51	51	52	54	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	52	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	50	52	54	53	53	54	57	65	113	170	171	139	102	69	55	51
Tue	50	51	52	53	54	53	54	57	65	106	177	173	141	106	74	55	51
Wed	50	51	52	54	54	54	53	57	66	101	166	177	154	119	84	59	53
Thu	53	52	54	55	56	55	57	63	79	103	160	168	140	107	76	58	52
Fri	50	51	53	56	56	55	56	58	71	104	149	156	130	95	66	55	51
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	54	54	55	58	62	57	55	54	52	51
Sun	49	49	49	50	51	51	52	54	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	52	51