Best Time to Drive from Burbank to West Covina

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 32 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Burbank 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	25	30	34	37	37	35	34	35	36	45	53	58	63	51	35	28	26
Tue	25	29	35	40	40	40	36	36	36	51	66	72	69	57	41	31	26
Wed	25	29	35	40	40	39	38	37	41	51	68	70	71	61	44	33	26
Thu	25	29	34	38	39	38	34	36	40	54	65	70	68	58	43	36	27
Fri	25	29	34	37	38	35	36	40	54	65	71	58	60	49	40	35	28
Sat	26	26	27	28	32	37	38	38	42	46	47	47	44	42	37	36	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	29	32	35	37	37	36	36	34	33	33	34	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Burbank to West Covina (via I-10 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 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 Burbank (East Olive Avenue) 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 Burbank to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 25 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burbank to West Covina?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	30	34	37	37	35	34	35	36	45	53	58	63	51	35	28	26
Tue	25	29	35	40	40	40	36	36	36	51	66	72	69	57	41	31	26
Wed	25	29	35	40	40	39	38	37	41	51	68	70	71	61	44	33	26
Thu	25	29	34	38	39	38	34	36	40	54	65	70	68	58	43	36	27
Fri	25	29	34	37	38	35	36	40	54	65	71	58	60	49	40	35	28
Sat	26	26	27	28	32	37	38	38	42	46	47	47	44	42	37	36	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	29	32	35	37	37	36	36	34	33	33	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	30	34	37	37	35	34	35	36	45	53	58	63	51	35	28	26
Tue	25	29	35	40	40	40	36	36	36	51	66	72	69	57	41	31	26
Wed	25	29	35	40	40	39	38	37	41	51	68	70	71	61	44	33	26
Thu	25	29	34	38	39	38	34	36	40	54	65	70	68	58	43	36	27
Fri	25	29	34	37	38	35	36	40	54	65	71	58	60	49	40	35	28
Sat	26	26	27	28	32	37	38	38	42	46	47	47	44	42	37	36	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	29	32	35	37	37	36	36	34	33	33	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	30	34	37	37	35	34	35	36	45	53	58	63	51	35	28	26
Tue	25	29	35	40	40	40	36	36	36	51	66	72	69	57	41	31	26
Wed	25	29	35	40	40	39	38	37	41	51	68	70	71	61	44	33	26
Thu	25	29	34	38	39	38	34	36	40	54	65	70	68	58	43	36	27
Fri	25	29	34	37	38	35	36	40	54	65	71	58	60	49	40	35	28
Sat	26	26	27	28	32	37	38	38	42	46	47	47	44	42	37	36	27
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	29	32	35	37	37	36	36	34	33	33	34	29