Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Simi Valley

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via SR-118 West and I-5 South, usually 32 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Valencia 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	31	43	62	56	41	33	33	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	33	32	31
Tue	31	59	89	74	46	34	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	32
Wed	31	32	39	45	43	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	32	34	32	30
Thu	33	49	81	64	33	32	31	31	31	31	32	31	32	31	32	34	33
Fri	31	34	36	34	32	33	36	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	35	33
Sat	33	35	36	34	34	34	34	38	40	34	34	35	35	34	32	33	30
Sun	32	33	32	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Valencia to Simi Valley (via SR-118 West and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	43	62	56	41	33	33	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	33	32	31
Tue	31	59	89	74	46	34	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	32
Wed	31	32	39	45	43	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	32	34	32	30
Thu	33	49	81	64	33	32	31	31	31	31	32	31	32	31	32	34	33
Fri	31	34	36	34	32	33	36	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	35	33
Sat	33	35	36	34	34	34	34	38	40	34	34	35	35	34	32	33	30
Sun	32	33	32	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	43	62	56	41	33	33	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	33	32	31
Tue	31	59	89	74	46	34	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	32
Wed	31	32	39	45	43	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	32	34	32	30
Thu	33	49	81	64	33	32	31	31	31	31	32	31	32	31	32	34	33
Fri	31	34	36	34	32	33	36	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	35	33
Sat	33	35	36	34	34	34	34	38	40	34	34	35	35	34	32	33	30
Sun	32	33	32	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	43	62	56	41	33	33	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	33	32	31
Tue	31	59	89	74	46	34	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	32
Wed	31	32	39	45	43	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	32	34	32	30
Thu	33	49	81	64	33	32	31	31	31	31	32	31	32	31	32	34	33
Fri	31	34	36	34	32	33	36	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	35	33
Sat	33	35	36	34	34	34	34	38	40	34	34	35	35	34	32	33	30
Sun	32	33	32	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	32