Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to West Covina
Right now (8:03 am PDT): about 74 minutes via SR-118 East and I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 81 at this time.
Only 17% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 52 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 83 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 72 | 61 | 55 | 53 |
| Tue | 51 | 64 | 69 | 81 | 87 | 74 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 92 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 82 | 64 | 57 | 53 |
| Wed | 51 | 62 | 69 | 83 | 93 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 75 | 91 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 82 | 65 | 58 | 54 |
| Thu | 52 | 63 | 70 | 81 | 85 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 77 | 90 | 98 | 101 | 96 | 81 | 66 | 61 | 53 |
| Fri | 52 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 80 | 91 | 103 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 74 | 67 | 62 | 55 |
| Sat | 53 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 54 |
| Sun | 52 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 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 103 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (75 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 103 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 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to West Covina?
Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 103 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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