Best Time to Drive from Vermont Square to Simi Valley

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 43 minutes via SR-118 West and US-101 North.

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 Vermont Square 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	43	48	47	46	49	50	49	50	49	50	55	57	68	61	50	44	43
Tue	43	47	48	50	46	53	51	48	49	54	60	77	84	84	63	45	43
Wed	44	47	47	46	45	49	56	48	48	50	75	84	82	71	52	45	43
Thu	43	47	47	48	47	51	56	50	55	59	115	144	114	89	66	52	44
Fri	43	47	47	45	46	49	51	62	64	93	160	142	121	92	70	53	46
Sat	45	45	46	45	46	46	57	65	68	71	77	103	97	66	54	52	45
Sun	43	44	43	44	44	46	55	51	51	51	52	54	50	50	50	49	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Vermont Square to Simi Valley (via SR-118 West and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 160 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (111 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vermont Square 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 Vermont Square to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 160 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vermont Square to Simi Valley?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 160 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vermont Square to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 160 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	47	46	49	50	49	50	49	50	55	57	68	61	50	44	43
Tue	43	47	48	50	46	53	51	48	49	54	60	77	84	84	63	45	43
Wed	44	47	47	46	45	49	56	48	48	50	75	84	82	71	52	45	43
Thu	43	47	47	48	47	51	56	50	55	59	115	144	114	89	66	52	44
Fri	43	47	47	45	46	49	51	62	64	93	160	142	121	92	70	53	46
Sat	45	45	46	45	46	46	57	65	68	71	77	103	97	66	54	52	45
Sun	43	44	43	44	44	46	55	51	51	51	52	54	50	50	50	49	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	47	46	49	50	49	50	49	50	55	57	68	61	50	44	43
Tue	43	47	48	50	46	53	51	48	49	54	60	77	84	84	63	45	43
Wed	44	47	47	46	45	49	56	48	48	50	75	84	82	71	52	45	43
Thu	43	47	47	48	47	51	56	50	55	59	115	144	114	89	66	52	44
Fri	43	47	47	45	46	49	51	62	64	93	160	142	121	92	70	53	46
Sat	45	45	46	45	46	46	57	65	68	71	77	103	97	66	54	52	45
Sun	43	44	43	44	44	46	55	51	51	51	52	54	50	50	50	49	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	47	46	49	50	49	50	49	50	55	57	68	61	50	44	43
Tue	43	47	48	50	46	53	51	48	49	54	60	77	84	84	63	45	43
Wed	44	47	47	46	45	49	56	48	48	50	75	84	82	71	52	45	43
Thu	43	47	47	48	47	51	56	50	55	59	115	144	114	89	66	52	44
Fri	43	47	47	45	46	49	51	62	64	93	160	142	121	92	70	53	46
Sat	45	45	46	45	46	46	57	65	68	71	77	103	97	66	54	52	45
Sun	43	44	43	44	44	46	55	51	51	51	52	54	50	50	50	49	49