Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Thousand Oaks

Right now (2:21 pm PST): about 68 minutes via US-101 North and I-10 West, usually 150 at this time.

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 West Covina to Thousand 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	51	93	127	134	123	108	103	101	108	129	141	131	108	88	76	56	53
Tue	50	94	127	138	137	116	98	100	112	146	146	126	102	92	79	60	52
Wed	50	90	120	130	134	116	109	105	113	135	138	125	103	92	85	66	54
Thu	51	84	115	132	125	111	101	107	130	150	148	129	104	88	91	76	54
Fri	51	70	104	117	109	105	106	125	144	146	137	126	108	102	102	80	57
Sat	53	54	54	65	76	109	117	134	142	139	143	137	129	126	115	84	58
Sun	53	52	53	53	57	79	100	117	125	127	127	117	112	110	100	83	60

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 150 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 118 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (143 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 4 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 150 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 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 118 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Thousand Oaks?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 150 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	93	127	134	123	108	103	101	108	129	141	131	108	88	76	56	53
Tue	50	94	127	138	137	116	98	100	112	146	146	126	102	92	79	60	52
Wed	50	90	120	130	134	116	109	105	113	135	138	125	103	92	85	66	54
Thu	51	84	115	132	125	111	101	107	130	150	148	129	104	88	91	76	54
Fri	51	70	104	117	109	105	106	125	144	146	137	126	108	102	102	80	57
Sat	53	54	54	65	76	109	117	134	142	139	143	137	129	126	115	84	58
Sun	53	52	53	53	57	79	100	117	125	127	127	117	112	110	100	83	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	93	127	134	123	108	103	101	108	129	141	131	108	88	76	56	53
Tue	50	94	127	138	137	116	98	100	112	146	146	126	102	92	79	60	52
Wed	50	90	120	130	134	116	109	105	113	135	138	125	103	92	85	66	54
Thu	51	84	115	132	125	111	101	107	130	150	148	129	104	88	91	76	54
Fri	51	70	104	117	109	105	106	125	144	146	137	126	108	102	102	80	57
Sat	53	54	54	65	76	109	117	134	142	139	143	137	129	126	115	84	58
Sun	53	52	53	53	57	79	100	117	125	127	127	117	112	110	100	83	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	93	127	134	123	108	103	101	108	129	141	131	108	88	76	56	53
Tue	50	94	127	138	137	116	98	100	112	146	146	126	102	92	79	60	52
Wed	50	90	120	130	134	116	109	105	113	135	138	125	103	92	85	66	54
Thu	51	84	115	132	125	111	101	107	130	150	148	129	104	88	91	76	54
Fri	51	70	104	117	109	105	106	125	144	146	137	126	108	102	102	80	57
Sat	53	54	54	65	76	109	117	134	142	139	143	137	129	126	115	84	58
Sun	53	52	53	53	57	79	100	117	125	127	127	117	112	110	100	83	60