Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Sherman Oaks

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 41 minutes via I-10 West and US-101 North, usually 44 at this time.

Only 19% 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	47	42	39	37	36	35	35	38	38	43	39	33	31	30
Tue	29	37	48	53	46	41	38	35	35	38	38	42	48	43	39	31	30
Wed	30	36	46	51	46	41	39	35	35	35	45	47	47	43	35	32	30
Thu	30	35	44	49	43	40	38	36	38	38	49	75	60	47	38	34	31
Fri	30	34	38	41	38	37	37	39	40	44	80	69	64	50	40	34	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	33	34	42	46	43	43	48	54	54	39	37	35	31
Sun	30	31	30	31	31	33	37	35	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	34	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 80 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 (55 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 80 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 80 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 80 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	47	42	39	37	36	35	35	38	38	43	39	33	31	30
Tue	29	37	48	53	46	41	38	35	35	38	38	42	48	43	39	31	30
Wed	30	36	46	51	46	41	39	35	35	35	45	47	47	43	35	32	30
Thu	30	35	44	49	43	40	38	36	38	38	49	75	60	47	38	34	31
Fri	30	34	38	41	38	37	37	39	40	44	80	69	64	50	40	34	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	33	34	42	46	43	43	48	54	54	39	37	35	31
Sun	30	31	30	31	31	33	37	35	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	36	44	47	42	39	37	36	35	35	38	38	43	39	33	31	30
Tue	29	37	48	53	46	41	38	35	35	38	38	42	48	43	39	31	30
Wed	30	36	46	51	46	41	39	35	35	35	45	47	47	43	35	32	30
Thu	30	35	44	49	43	40	38	36	38	38	49	75	60	47	38	34	31
Fri	30	34	38	41	38	37	37	39	40	44	80	69	64	50	40	34	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	33	34	42	46	43	43	48	54	54	39	37	35	31
Sun	30	31	30	31	31	33	37	35	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	36	44	47	42	39	37	36	35	35	38	38	43	39	33	31	30
Tue	29	37	48	53	46	41	38	35	35	38	38	42	48	43	39	31	30
Wed	30	36	46	51	46	41	39	35	35	35	45	47	47	43	35	32	30
Thu	30	35	44	49	43	40	38	36	38	38	49	75	60	47	38	34	31
Fri	30	34	38	41	38	37	37	39	40	44	80	69	64	50	40	34	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	33	34	42	46	43	43	48	54	54	39	37	35	31
Sun	30	31	30	31	31	33	37	35	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	34	33