Best Time to Drive from BUR to West Covina

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South, usually 48 at this time.

Only 25% 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 BUR to West Covina 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	28	34	38	42	42	39	38	39	40	50	57	61	66	54	38	32	29
Tue	28	33	39	44	46	44	41	39	40	57	71	75	73	60	44	35	30
Wed	28	33	39	45	47	44	41	41	45	55	71	74	76	66	48	36	29
Thu	28	33	39	43	46	41	39	40	44	59	69	73	72	61	46	39	30
Fri	29	33	38	42	42	39	40	45	58	70	74	61	63	51	43	39	32
Sat	30	29	30	31	35	41	41	41	45	50	51	51	47	45	40	39	31
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	32	36	38	40	40	40	41	38	38	38	39	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from BUR to West Covina (via I-10 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) 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 BUR to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from BUR to West Covina?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 28 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BUR to West Covina?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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More drives

West Covina to BUR (return trip) · BUR to Los Angeles · BUR to Santa Monica · BUR to Pasadena · BUR to Long Beach · BUR to Santa Clarita · BUR to Torrance · BUR to LAX · BUR to El Monte · BUR to Downey · BUR to Whittier · BUR to Thousand Oaks

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	38	42	42	39	38	39	40	50	57	61	66	54	38	32	29
Tue	28	33	39	44	46	44	41	39	40	57	71	75	73	60	44	35	30
Wed	28	33	39	45	47	44	41	41	45	55	71	74	76	66	48	36	29
Thu	28	33	39	43	46	41	39	40	44	59	69	73	72	61	46	39	30
Fri	29	33	38	42	42	39	40	45	58	70	74	61	63	51	43	39	32
Sat	30	29	30	31	35	41	41	41	45	50	51	51	47	45	40	39	31
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	32	36	38	40	40	40	41	38	38	38	39	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	38	42	42	39	38	39	40	50	57	61	66	54	38	32	29
Tue	28	33	39	44	46	44	41	39	40	57	71	75	73	60	44	35	30
Wed	28	33	39	45	47	44	41	41	45	55	71	74	76	66	48	36	29
Thu	28	33	39	43	46	41	39	40	44	59	69	73	72	61	46	39	30
Fri	29	33	38	42	42	39	40	45	58	70	74	61	63	51	43	39	32
Sat	30	29	30	31	35	41	41	41	45	50	51	51	47	45	40	39	31
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	32	36	38	40	40	40	41	38	38	38	39	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	38	42	42	39	38	39	40	50	57	61	66	54	38	32	29
Tue	28	33	39	44	46	44	41	39	40	57	71	75	73	60	44	35	30
Wed	28	33	39	45	47	44	41	41	45	55	71	74	76	66	48	36	29
Thu	28	33	39	43	46	41	39	40	44	59	69	73	72	61	46	39	30
Fri	29	33	38	42	42	39	40	45	58	70	74	61	63	51	43	39	32
Sat	30	29	30	31	35	41	41	41	45	50	51	51	47	45	40	39	31
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	32	36	38	40	40	40	41	38	38	38	39	33