Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Simi Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 88 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 89 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Yorba Linda 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	69	84	92	99	97	91	89	88	89	90	98	104	95	85	78	72	70
Tue	69	85	92	102	100	94	87	87	86	89	98	109	98	87	80	73	70
Wed	68	82	89	95	99	91	89	86	86	88	106	113	103	90	82	74	70
Thu	69	83	91	95	97	91	89	88	87	90	105	115	105	90	83	78	70
Fri	69	83	85	90	90	88	87	89	90	93	102	99	96	93	86	78	71
Sat	69	71	72	73	78	83	85	85	88	87	87	88	88	88	88	80	72
Sun	70	70	69	69	72	76	81	85	86	88	90	89	90	92	88	82	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (92 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yorba Linda to Simi Valley?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 68 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (32 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	84	92	99	97	91	89	88	89	90	98	104	95	85	78	72	70
Tue	69	85	92	102	100	94	87	87	86	89	98	109	98	87	80	73	70
Wed	68	82	89	95	99	91	89	86	86	88	106	113	103	90	82	74	70
Thu	69	83	91	95	97	91	89	88	87	90	105	115	105	90	83	78	70
Fri	69	83	85	90	90	88	87	89	90	93	102	99	96	93	86	78	71
Sat	69	71	72	73	78	83	85	85	88	87	87	88	88	88	88	80	72
Sun	70	70	69	69	72	76	81	85	86	88	90	89	90	92	88	82	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	84	92	99	97	91	89	88	89	90	98	104	95	85	78	72	70
Tue	69	85	92	102	100	94	87	87	86	89	98	109	98	87	80	73	70
Wed	68	82	89	95	99	91	89	86	86	88	106	113	103	90	82	74	70
Thu	69	83	91	95	97	91	89	88	87	90	105	115	105	90	83	78	70
Fri	69	83	85	90	90	88	87	89	90	93	102	99	96	93	86	78	71
Sat	69	71	72	73	78	83	85	85	88	87	87	88	88	88	88	80	72
Sun	70	70	69	69	72	76	81	85	86	88	90	89	90	92	88	82	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	84	92	99	97	91	89	88	89	90	98	104	95	85	78	72	70
Tue	69	85	92	102	100	94	87	87	86	89	98	109	98	87	80	73	70
Wed	68	82	89	95	99	91	89	86	86	88	106	113	103	90	82	74	70
Thu	69	83	91	95	97	91	89	88	87	90	105	115	105	90	83	78	70
Fri	69	83	85	90	90	88	87	89	90	93	102	99	96	93	86	78	71
Sat	69	71	72	73	78	83	85	85	88	87	87	88	88	88	88	80	72
Sun	70	70	69	69	72	76	81	85	86	88	90	89	90	92	88	82	72