Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to West Covina

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South, usually 39 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Sherman Oaks to West Covina 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	31	35	39	42	43	42	41	41	43	53	64	74	75	62	43	34	31
Tue	31	35	40	44	45	45	42	42	43	66	82	86	81	69	50	37	31
Wed	31	35	41	45	48	43	43	42	48	61	85	88	86	73	51	39	32
Thu	31	34	40	44	46	43	41	42	48	66	81	90	82	69	53	42	33
Fri	31	34	39	43	43	41	42	49	64	77	80	75	72	60	51	44	34
Sat	32	32	32	33	37	40	41	41	50	56	52	53	52	49	43	42	33
Sun	32	31	32	32	32	34	39	42	43	44	42	43	41	41	40	39	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to West Covina (via I-10 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 90 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sherman Oaks to central West Covina 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 Sherman Oaks to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sherman Oaks to West Covina?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to West Covina?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

West Covina to Sherman Oaks (return trip) · Sherman Oaks to Los Angeles · Sherman Oaks to Long Beach · Sherman Oaks to Anaheim · Sherman Oaks to Riverside · Sherman Oaks to Santa Ana · Sherman Oaks to Irvine · Sherman Oaks to Santa Monica · Sherman Oaks to San Bernardino · Sherman Oaks to Fontana · Sherman Oaks to Oxnard · Sherman Oaks to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	39	42	43	42	41	41	43	53	64	74	75	62	43	34	31
Tue	31	35	40	44	45	45	42	42	43	66	82	86	81	69	50	37	31
Wed	31	35	41	45	48	43	43	42	48	61	85	88	86	73	51	39	32
Thu	31	34	40	44	46	43	41	42	48	66	81	90	82	69	53	42	33
Fri	31	34	39	43	43	41	42	49	64	77	80	75	72	60	51	44	34
Sat	32	32	32	33	37	40	41	41	50	56	52	53	52	49	43	42	33
Sun	32	31	32	32	32	34	39	42	43	44	42	43	41	41	40	39	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	39	42	43	42	41	41	43	53	64	74	75	62	43	34	31
Tue	31	35	40	44	45	45	42	42	43	66	82	86	81	69	50	37	31
Wed	31	35	41	45	48	43	43	42	48	61	85	88	86	73	51	39	32
Thu	31	34	40	44	46	43	41	42	48	66	81	90	82	69	53	42	33
Fri	31	34	39	43	43	41	42	49	64	77	80	75	72	60	51	44	34
Sat	32	32	32	33	37	40	41	41	50	56	52	53	52	49	43	42	33
Sun	32	31	32	32	32	34	39	42	43	44	42	43	41	41	40	39	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	39	42	43	42	41	41	43	53	64	74	75	62	43	34	31
Tue	31	35	40	44	45	45	42	42	43	66	82	86	81	69	50	37	31
Wed	31	35	41	45	48	43	43	42	48	61	85	88	86	73	51	39	32
Thu	31	34	40	44	46	43	41	42	48	66	81	90	82	69	53	42	33
Fri	31	34	39	43	43	41	42	49	64	77	80	75	72	60	51	44	34
Sat	32	32	32	33	37	40	41	41	50	56	52	53	52	49	43	42	33
Sun	32	31	32	32	32	34	39	42	43	44	42	43	41	41	40	39	33