Best Time to Drive from Thousand Oaks to West Covina

Right now (2:50 am PST): about 53 minutes via US-101 South and I-10 East.

Only 11% 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 Thousand 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	51	54	56	58	61	59	61	64	69	87	109	114	108	84	73	58	52
Tue	51	54	56	58	59	60	62	63	71	98	118	113	109	92	77	60	52
Wed	51	54	56	58	59	59	60	62	70	89	108	118	117	90	74	63	52
Thu	51	54	56	59	58	59	61	63	70	95	118	129	113	90	79	64	54
Fri	52	54	56	58	59	61	65	78	85	120	115	120	108	97	74	62	53
Sat	51	51	53	55	56	58	63	65	72	74	75	72	71	66	63	61	53
Sun	51	52	51	53	54	57	59	59	60	64	73	72	73	65	63	61	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Thousand Oaks to West Covina (via US-101 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (78 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 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 Thousand 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 Thousand Oaks to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 51 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Thousand Oaks to West Covina?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (40 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	51	54	56	58	61	59	61	64	69	87	109	114	108	84	73	58	52
Tue	51	54	56	58	59	60	62	63	71	98	118	113	109	92	77	60	52
Wed	51	54	56	58	59	59	60	62	70	89	108	118	117	90	74	63	52
Thu	51	54	56	59	58	59	61	63	70	95	118	129	113	90	79	64	54
Fri	52	54	56	58	59	61	65	78	85	120	115	120	108	97	74	62	53
Sat	51	51	53	55	56	58	63	65	72	74	75	72	71	66	63	61	53
Sun	51	52	51	53	54	57	59	59	60	64	73	72	73	65	63	61	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	56	58	61	59	61	64	69	87	109	114	108	84	73	58	52
Tue	51	54	56	58	59	60	62	63	71	98	118	113	109	92	77	60	52
Wed	51	54	56	58	59	59	60	62	70	89	108	118	117	90	74	63	52
Thu	51	54	56	59	58	59	61	63	70	95	118	129	113	90	79	64	54
Fri	52	54	56	58	59	61	65	78	85	120	115	120	108	97	74	62	53
Sat	51	51	53	55	56	58	63	65	72	74	75	72	71	66	63	61	53
Sun	51	52	51	53	54	57	59	59	60	64	73	72	73	65	63	61	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	56	58	61	59	61	64	69	87	109	114	108	84	73	58	52
Tue	51	54	56	58	59	60	62	63	71	98	118	113	109	92	77	60	52
Wed	51	54	56	58	59	59	60	62	70	89	108	118	117	90	74	63	52
Thu	51	54	56	59	58	59	61	63	70	95	118	129	113	90	79	64	54
Fri	52	54	56	58	59	61	65	78	85	120	115	120	108	97	74	62	53
Sat	51	51	53	55	56	58	63	65	72	74	75	72	71	66	63	61	53
Sun	51	52	51	53	54	57	59	59	60	64	73	72	73	65	63	61	54