Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to West Covina

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 57 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South, usually 59 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	30	43	51	54	54	54	52	52	55	67	70	74	76	61	49	35	31
Tue	30	42	51	52	54	56	51	51	52	71	80	85	80	66	53	40	31
Wed	30	41	50	52	53	50	52	50	55	68	79	81	81	69	55	44	32
Thu	30	41	51	52	55	54	49	51	56	70	74	82	77	66	55	45	34
Fri	30	41	48	51	52	51	49	54	65	75	77	69	72	59	52	46	35
Sat	33	32	34	37	43	49	53	49	56	61	60	60	59	57	54	51	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	38	48	53	55	58	56	56	55	55	52	49	37

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 30 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (61 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. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 30 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to West Covina?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 85 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)

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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	30	43	51	54	54	54	52	52	55	67	70	74	76	61	49	35	31
Tue	30	42	51	52	54	56	51	51	52	71	80	85	80	66	53	40	31
Wed	30	41	50	52	53	50	52	50	55	68	79	81	81	69	55	44	32
Thu	30	41	51	52	55	54	49	51	56	70	74	82	77	66	55	45	34
Fri	30	41	48	51	52	51	49	54	65	75	77	69	72	59	52	46	35
Sat	33	32	34	37	43	49	53	49	56	61	60	60	59	57	54	51	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	38	48	53	55	58	56	56	55	55	52	49	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	43	51	54	54	54	52	52	55	67	70	74	76	61	49	35	31
Tue	30	42	51	52	54	56	51	51	52	71	80	85	80	66	53	40	31
Wed	30	41	50	52	53	50	52	50	55	68	79	81	81	69	55	44	32
Thu	30	41	51	52	55	54	49	51	56	70	74	82	77	66	55	45	34
Fri	30	41	48	51	52	51	49	54	65	75	77	69	72	59	52	46	35
Sat	33	32	34	37	43	49	53	49	56	61	60	60	59	57	54	51	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	38	48	53	55	58	56	56	55	55	52	49	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	43	51	54	54	54	52	52	55	67	70	74	76	61	49	35	31
Tue	30	42	51	52	54	56	51	51	52	71	80	85	80	66	53	40	31
Wed	30	41	50	52	53	50	52	50	55	68	79	81	81	69	55	44	32
Thu	30	41	51	52	55	54	49	51	56	70	74	82	77	66	55	45	34
Fri	30	41	48	51	52	51	49	54	65	75	77	69	72	59	52	46	35
Sat	33	32	34	37	43	49	53	49	56	61	60	60	59	57	54	51	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	38	48	53	55	58	56	56	55	55	52	49	37