Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Simi Valley

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 55 minutes via I-5 North and SR-118 West and I-10 West.

Only 14% 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 Simi Valley 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	53	67	86	91	87	81	76	74	76	76	80	88	83	72	65	57	54
Tue	53	67	86	91	90	83	77	75	69	75	81	92	86	73	67	60	55
Wed	52	66	82	89	91	85	77	74	72	73	84	94	86	74	69	61	55
Thu	53	66	84	88	89	80	76	74	74	76	87	95	88	74	69	63	55
Fri	53	65	75	82	81	75	75	74	75	75	80	81	75	72	70	65	55
Sat	54	54	56	57	64	71	77	74	78	77	76	77	75	76	77	68	57
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	59	67	70	74	74	76	77	74	74	73	67	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from West Covina to Simi Valley (via I-5 North and SR-118 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (3 to 6 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 Simi Valley (3rd Street) 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 Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (17 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Simi Valley 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	53	67	86	91	87	81	76	74	76	76	80	88	83	72	65	57	54
Tue	53	67	86	91	90	83	77	75	69	75	81	92	86	73	67	60	55
Wed	52	66	82	89	91	85	77	74	72	73	84	94	86	74	69	61	55
Thu	53	66	84	88	89	80	76	74	74	76	87	95	88	74	69	63	55
Fri	53	65	75	82	81	75	75	74	75	75	80	81	75	72	70	65	55
Sat	54	54	56	57	64	71	77	74	78	77	76	77	75	76	77	68	57
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	59	67	70	74	74	76	77	74	74	73	67	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	67	86	91	87	81	76	74	76	76	80	88	83	72	65	57	54
Tue	53	67	86	91	90	83	77	75	69	75	81	92	86	73	67	60	55
Wed	52	66	82	89	91	85	77	74	72	73	84	94	86	74	69	61	55
Thu	53	66	84	88	89	80	76	74	74	76	87	95	88	74	69	63	55
Fri	53	65	75	82	81	75	75	74	75	75	80	81	75	72	70	65	55
Sat	54	54	56	57	64	71	77	74	78	77	76	77	75	76	77	68	57
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	59	67	70	74	74	76	77	74	74	73	67	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	67	86	91	87	81	76	74	76	76	80	88	83	72	65	57	54
Tue	53	67	86	91	90	83	77	75	69	75	81	92	86	73	67	60	55
Wed	52	66	82	89	91	85	77	74	72	73	84	94	86	74	69	61	55
Thu	53	66	84	88	89	80	76	74	74	76	87	95	88	74	69	63	55
Fri	53	65	75	82	81	75	75	74	75	75	80	81	75	72	70	65	55
Sat	54	54	56	57	64	71	77	74	78	77	76	77	75	76	77	68	57
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	59	67	70	74	74	76	77	74	74	73	67	57