Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to West Covina

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 77 minutes via SR-118 East and I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 72 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Simi Valley 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	52	63	66	74	74	70	69	68	70	83	86	90	89	73	62	56	53
Tue	51	63	69	86	90	74	66	68	72	91	100	99	95	82	66	57	53
Wed	51	62	69	85	94	71	67	67	73	90	100	99	98	82	66	59	54
Thu	52	63	70	79	85	71	67	68	76	89	96	100	92	81	67	61	54
Fri	52	62	67	72	70	68	67	77	89	100	91	89	87	75	68	62	54
Sat	53	54	57	58	61	61	63	66	69	74	72	71	71	67	65	61	54
Sun	52	53	53	53	54	57	62	64	64	65	65	64	64	65	63	62	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Simi Valley to West Covina (via SR-118 East and I-5 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Simi Valley (3rd Street) 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 Simi Valley to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to West Covina?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 51 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to West Covina?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (16 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	63	66	74	74	70	69	68	70	83	86	90	89	73	62	56	53
Tue	51	63	69	86	90	74	66	68	72	91	100	99	95	82	66	57	53
Wed	51	62	69	85	94	71	67	67	73	90	100	99	98	82	66	59	54
Thu	52	63	70	79	85	71	67	68	76	89	96	100	92	81	67	61	54
Fri	52	62	67	72	70	68	67	77	89	100	91	89	87	75	68	62	54
Sat	53	54	57	58	61	61	63	66	69	74	72	71	71	67	65	61	54
Sun	52	53	53	53	54	57	62	64	64	65	65	64	64	65	63	62	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	63	66	74	74	70	69	68	70	83	86	90	89	73	62	56	53
Tue	51	63	69	86	90	74	66	68	72	91	100	99	95	82	66	57	53
Wed	51	62	69	85	94	71	67	67	73	90	100	99	98	82	66	59	54
Thu	52	63	70	79	85	71	67	68	76	89	96	100	92	81	67	61	54
Fri	52	62	67	72	70	68	67	77	89	100	91	89	87	75	68	62	54
Sat	53	54	57	58	61	61	63	66	69	74	72	71	71	67	65	61	54
Sun	52	53	53	53	54	57	62	64	64	65	65	64	64	65	63	62	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	63	66	74	74	70	69	68	70	83	86	90	89	73	62	56	53
Tue	51	63	69	86	90	74	66	68	72	91	100	99	95	82	66	57	53
Wed	51	62	69	85	94	71	67	67	73	90	100	99	98	82	66	59	54
Thu	52	63	70	79	85	71	67	68	76	89	96	100	92	81	67	61	54
Fri	52	62	67	72	70	68	67	77	89	100	91	89	87	75	68	62	54
Sat	53	54	57	58	61	61	63	66	69	74	72	71	71	67	65	61	54
Sun	52	53	53	53	54	57	62	64	64	65	65	64	64	65	63	62	55