Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Sherman Oaks

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-10 West and US-101 North, usually 34 at this time.

Only 21% 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 West Covina to Sherman Oaks 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	36	44	46	42	39	37	36	35	36	39	39	43	37	32	31	30
Tue	29	36	49	53	46	41	38	36	35	38	38	43	48	43	38	31	30
Wed	30	36	46	50	45	40	39	35	35	35	46	47	47	41	34	32	30
Thu	29	35	44	49	43	40	39	36	38	38	52	73	58	47	38	34	31
Fri	29	34	38	40	38	37	38	38	40	46	78	66	61	48	39	34	32
Sat	31	31	32	32	34	34	43	48	45	44	50	58	58	40	37	35	31
Sun	30	31	30	31	32	33	38	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	33	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from West Covina to Sherman Oaks (via I-10 West and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 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 West Covina to central Sherman Oaks 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 West Covina to Sherman Oaks?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 29 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Sherman Oaks?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (16 miles)

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More drives

Sherman Oaks to West Covina (return trip) · West Covina to Los Angeles · West Covina to Santa Monica · West Covina to Pasadena · West Covina to Long Beach · West Covina to Burbank · West Covina to Glendale · West Covina to Santa Clarita · West Covina to Van Nuys · West Covina to Torrance · West Covina to LAX · West Covina to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	36	44	46	42	39	37	36	35	36	39	39	43	37	32	31	30
Tue	29	36	49	53	46	41	38	36	35	38	38	43	48	43	38	31	30
Wed	30	36	46	50	45	40	39	35	35	35	46	47	47	41	34	32	30
Thu	29	35	44	49	43	40	39	36	38	38	52	73	58	47	38	34	31
Fri	29	34	38	40	38	37	38	38	40	46	78	66	61	48	39	34	32
Sat	31	31	32	32	34	34	43	48	45	44	50	58	58	40	37	35	31
Sun	30	31	30	31	32	33	38	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	33	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	36	44	46	42	39	37	36	35	36	39	39	43	37	32	31	30
Tue	29	36	49	53	46	41	38	36	35	38	38	43	48	43	38	31	30
Wed	30	36	46	50	45	40	39	35	35	35	46	47	47	41	34	32	30
Thu	29	35	44	49	43	40	39	36	38	38	52	73	58	47	38	34	31
Fri	29	34	38	40	38	37	38	38	40	46	78	66	61	48	39	34	32
Sat	31	31	32	32	34	34	43	48	45	44	50	58	58	40	37	35	31
Sun	30	31	30	31	32	33	38	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	33	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	36	44	46	42	39	37	36	35	36	39	39	43	37	32	31	30
Tue	29	36	49	53	46	41	38	36	35	38	38	43	48	43	38	31	30
Wed	30	36	46	50	45	40	39	35	35	35	46	47	47	41	34	32	30
Thu	29	35	44	49	43	40	39	36	38	38	52	73	58	47	38	34	31
Fri	29	34	38	40	38	37	38	38	40	46	78	66	61	48	39	34	32
Sat	31	31	32	32	34	34	43	48	45	44	50	58	58	40	37	35	31
Sun	30	31	30	31	32	33	38	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	33	35	33