Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Covina to Palmdale
Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-210 West, usually 86 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 | 83 | 90 | 108 | 107 | 102 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 84 |
| Tue | 83 | 96 | 117 | 120 | 110 | 106 | 101 | 97 | 94 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 84 |
| Wed | 84 | 93 | 115 | 117 | 111 | 105 | 100 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 84 |
| Thu | 83 | 95 | 116 | 120 | 112 | 105 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 95 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 84 |
| Fri | 84 | 92 | 104 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 84 |
| Sat | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 84 | 84 |
| Sun | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 84 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Covina to Palmdale (via I-210 West) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).
About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 42 miles surface streets (66 to 80 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Covina to central Palmdale 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 Covina to Palmdale?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Covina to Palmdale?
The 62-mile drive usually takes 83 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Covina to Palmdale?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-210 West in Los Angeles (20 miles)
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