Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to West Covina
Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-15 South and I-10 West, usually 74 at this time.
Only 41% 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 | 80 | 100 | 111 | 100 | 89 | 84 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 70 |
| Tue | 76 | 96 | 102 | 93 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 70 |
| Wed | 79 | 92 | 101 | 91 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 69 |
| Thu | 76 | 92 | 98 | 90 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 69 |
| Fri | 72 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 71 |
| Sat | 69 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 |
| Sun | 69 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 69 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Apple Valley to West Covina (via I-15 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (80 minutes).
About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (11 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley to central West Covina 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 Apple Valley to West Covina?
On weekdays, leave after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to West Covina?
The 75-mile drive usually takes 69 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to West Covina?
Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-15 South in Inland Empire (26 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (14 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (9 miles)
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