Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Simi Valley

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 27 minutes via US-101 North and SR-23 North, usually 26 at this time.

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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Simi Valley (via US-101 North and SR-23 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 29 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 am on Saturdays (28 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 29 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woodland Hills to Simi Valley?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 25 to 29 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 29 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-23 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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