Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 85 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 99 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 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	76	86	92	88	85	88	88	93	86	107	114	102	92	86	64	59
Tue	58	72	86	97	89	87	81	82	81	94	109	116	102	94	88	73	60
Wed	57	69	82	91	90	84	82	80	80	91	107	117	105	91	88	71	60
Thu	58	71	83	94	90	85	87	87	94	92	111	119	109	96	92	75	61
Fri	58	70	82	91	90	85	83	86	94	101	106	104	99	95	94	79	61
Sat	58	59	60	62	72	81	86	85	91	90	98	96	92	94	90	78	65
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	67	75	86	87	93	97	93	94	97	92	79	66

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 4 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 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (99 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 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	76	86	92	88	85	88	88	93	86	107	114	102	92	86	64	59
Tue	58	72	86	97	89	87	81	82	81	94	109	116	102	94	88	73	60
Wed	57	69	82	91	90	84	82	80	80	91	107	117	105	91	88	71	60
Thu	58	71	83	94	90	85	87	87	94	92	111	119	109	96	92	75	61
Fri	58	70	82	91	90	85	83	86	94	101	106	104	99	95	94	79	61
Sat	58	59	60	62	72	81	86	85	91	90	98	96	92	94	90	78	65
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	67	75	86	87	93	97	93	94	97	92	79	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	76	86	92	88	85	88	88	93	86	107	114	102	92	86	64	59
Tue	58	72	86	97	89	87	81	82	81	94	109	116	102	94	88	73	60
Wed	57	69	82	91	90	84	82	80	80	91	107	117	105	91	88	71	60
Thu	58	71	83	94	90	85	87	87	94	92	111	119	109	96	92	75	61
Fri	58	70	82	91	90	85	83	86	94	101	106	104	99	95	94	79	61
Sat	58	59	60	62	72	81	86	85	91	90	98	96	92	94	90	78	65
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	67	75	86	87	93	97	93	94	97	92	79	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	76	86	92	88	85	88	88	93	86	107	114	102	92	86	64	59
Tue	58	72	86	97	89	87	81	82	81	94	109	116	102	94	88	73	60
Wed	57	69	82	91	90	84	82	80	80	91	107	117	105	91	88	71	60
Thu	58	71	83	94	90	85	87	87	94	92	111	119	109	96	92	75	61
Fri	58	70	82	91	90	85	83	86	94	101	106	104	99	95	94	79	61
Sat	58	59	60	62	72	81	86	85	91	90	98	96	92	94	90	78	65
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	67	75	86	87	93	97	93	94	97	92	79	66