Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Simi Valley

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 58 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West.

Only 7% 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 Whittier 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	59	77	86	91	88	84	89	88	94	87	107	114	101	92	86	64	59
Tue	58	71	85	97	89	88	83	85	81	93	112	116	103	94	89	73	59
Wed	57	70	86	97	92	85	82	81	80	97	114	117	103	96	91	72	59
Thu	58	71	84	96	90	85	90	88	95	93	115	119	105	95	92	74	62
Fri	58	70	84	96	95	85	84	86	94	101	108	104	98	94	94	81	61
Sat	58	58	60	62	76	83	89	88	93	93	101	100	91	93	90	77	65
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	68	76	84	87	91	96	90	89	93	91	78	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Whittier to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter Avenue) 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 Whittier to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 57 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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More drives

Simi Valley to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	77	86	91	88	84	89	88	94	87	107	114	101	92	86	64	59
Tue	58	71	85	97	89	88	83	85	81	93	112	116	103	94	89	73	59
Wed	57	70	86	97	92	85	82	81	80	97	114	117	103	96	91	72	59
Thu	58	71	84	96	90	85	90	88	95	93	115	119	105	95	92	74	62
Fri	58	70	84	96	95	85	84	86	94	101	108	104	98	94	94	81	61
Sat	58	58	60	62	76	83	89	88	93	93	101	100	91	93	90	77	65
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	68	76	84	87	91	96	90	89	93	91	78	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	77	86	91	88	84	89	88	94	87	107	114	101	92	86	64	59
Tue	58	71	85	97	89	88	83	85	81	93	112	116	103	94	89	73	59
Wed	57	70	86	97	92	85	82	81	80	97	114	117	103	96	91	72	59
Thu	58	71	84	96	90	85	90	88	95	93	115	119	105	95	92	74	62
Fri	58	70	84	96	95	85	84	86	94	101	108	104	98	94	94	81	61
Sat	58	58	60	62	76	83	89	88	93	93	101	100	91	93	90	77	65
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	68	76	84	87	91	96	90	89	93	91	78	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	77	86	91	88	84	89	88	94	87	107	114	101	92	86	64	59
Tue	58	71	85	97	89	88	83	85	81	93	112	116	103	94	89	73	59
Wed	57	70	86	97	92	85	82	81	80	97	114	117	103	96	91	72	59
Thu	58	71	84	96	90	85	90	88	95	93	115	119	105	95	92	74	62
Fri	58	70	84	96	95	85	84	86	94	101	108	104	98	94	94	81	61
Sat	58	58	60	62	76	83	89	88	93	93	101	100	91	93	90	77	65
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	68	76	84	87	91	96	90	89	93	91	78	64