Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Thousand Oaks
Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via US-101 North and I-10 West, usually 70 at this time.
Only 15% 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 | 50 | 66 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 84 | 92 | 70 | 59 | 53 | 52 |
| Tue | 50 | 66 | 87 | 90 | 86 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 99 | 104 | 78 | 62 | 54 | 52 |
| Wed | 50 | 64 | 80 | 87 | 87 | 81 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 80 | 100 | 104 | 84 | 66 | 57 | 53 |
| Thu | 50 | 63 | 81 | 87 | 84 | 76 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 81 | 91 | 101 | 80 | 66 | 60 | 53 |
| Fri | 51 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 66 | 62 | 52 |
| Sat | 52 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 64 | 53 |
| Sun | 52 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 57 | 64 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 54 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 59-mile drive from West Covina to Thousand Oaks (via US-101 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).
About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 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 West Covina to central Thousand 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 Thousand Oaks?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from West Covina to Thousand Oaks?
The 59-mile drive usually takes 50 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from West Covina to Thousand Oaks?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)
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