Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Simi Valley

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West, usually 86 at this time.

Only 19% 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	85	92	100	98	91	89	87	89	92	99	104	94	85	77	72	70
Tue	69	85	92	103	100	94	88	87	86	89	100	109	99	86	80	73	70
Wed	69	83	91	97	101	92	90	86	85	88	107	114	101	90	81	74	70
Thu	69	83	92	97	97	89	90	87	87	91	109	116	102	88	84	77	71
Fri	69	84	86	91	91	89	88	90	91	94	104	98	94	92	85	78	71
Sat	69	71	72	74	80	85	88	86	89	88	88	89	88	88	88	79	72
Sun	70	70	69	69	72	76	82	85	86	87	89	87	87	89	88	81	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 69 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (91 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 117 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 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 117 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	85	92	100	98	91	89	87	89	92	99	104	94	85	77	72	70
Tue	69	85	92	103	100	94	88	87	86	89	100	109	99	86	80	73	70
Wed	69	83	91	97	101	92	90	86	85	88	107	114	101	90	81	74	70
Thu	69	83	92	97	97	89	90	87	87	91	109	116	102	88	84	77	71
Fri	69	84	86	91	91	89	88	90	91	94	104	98	94	92	85	78	71
Sat	69	71	72	74	80	85	88	86	89	88	88	89	88	88	88	79	72
Sun	70	70	69	69	72	76	82	85	86	87	89	87	87	89	88	81	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	85	92	100	98	91	89	87	89	92	99	104	94	85	77	72	70
Tue	69	85	92	103	100	94	88	87	86	89	100	109	99	86	80	73	70
Wed	69	83	91	97	101	92	90	86	85	88	107	114	101	90	81	74	70
Thu	69	83	92	97	97	89	90	87	87	91	109	116	102	88	84	77	71
Fri	69	84	86	91	91	89	88	90	91	94	104	98	94	92	85	78	71
Sat	69	71	72	74	80	85	88	86	89	88	88	89	88	88	88	79	72
Sun	70	70	69	69	72	76	82	85	86	87	89	87	87	89	88	81	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	85	92	100	98	91	89	87	89	92	99	104	94	85	77	72	70
Tue	69	85	92	103	100	94	88	87	86	89	100	109	99	86	80	73	70
Wed	69	83	91	97	101	92	90	86	85	88	107	114	101	90	81	74	70
Thu	69	83	92	97	97	89	90	87	87	91	109	116	102	88	84	77	71
Fri	69	84	86	91	91	89	88	90	91	94	104	98	94	92	85	78	71
Sat	69	71	72	74	80	85	88	86	89	88	88	89	88	88	88	79	72
Sun	70	70	69	69	72	76	82	85	86	87	89	87	87	89	88	81	72