Best Time to Drive from Encino to West Covina

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Encino 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	33	43	48	51	52	50	50	52	56	71	84	92	88	70	58	40	35
Tue	33	41	48	51	52	54	51	52	54	80	98	95	90	77	61	44	35
Wed	33	41	48	51	51	50	51	51	57	74	90	96	99	79	61	48	36
Thu	33	41	48	51	52	52	49	51	58	75	92	105	94	77	63	50	37
Fri	34	41	46	50	50	49	51	63	73	92	91	93	87	76	61	50	37
Sat	35	35	36	38	43	47	51	49	59	65	65	62	61	61	54	51	38
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	40	48	51	53	56	58	62	57	57	51	49	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Encino to West Covina (via I-10 East and I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Encino 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 Encino to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 33 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encino to West Covina?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	48	51	52	50	50	52	56	71	84	92	88	70	58	40	35
Tue	33	41	48	51	52	54	51	52	54	80	98	95	90	77	61	44	35
Wed	33	41	48	51	51	50	51	51	57	74	90	96	99	79	61	48	36
Thu	33	41	48	51	52	52	49	51	58	75	92	105	94	77	63	50	37
Fri	34	41	46	50	50	49	51	63	73	92	91	93	87	76	61	50	37
Sat	35	35	36	38	43	47	51	49	59	65	65	62	61	61	54	51	38
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	40	48	51	53	56	58	62	57	57	51	49	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	48	51	52	50	50	52	56	71	84	92	88	70	58	40	35
Tue	33	41	48	51	52	54	51	52	54	80	98	95	90	77	61	44	35
Wed	33	41	48	51	51	50	51	51	57	74	90	96	99	79	61	48	36
Thu	33	41	48	51	52	52	49	51	58	75	92	105	94	77	63	50	37
Fri	34	41	46	50	50	49	51	63	73	92	91	93	87	76	61	50	37
Sat	35	35	36	38	43	47	51	49	59	65	65	62	61	61	54	51	38
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	40	48	51	53	56	58	62	57	57	51	49	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	48	51	52	50	50	52	56	71	84	92	88	70	58	40	35
Tue	33	41	48	51	52	54	51	52	54	80	98	95	90	77	61	44	35
Wed	33	41	48	51	51	50	51	51	57	74	90	96	99	79	61	48	36
Thu	33	41	48	51	52	52	49	51	58	75	92	105	94	77	63	50	37
Fri	34	41	46	50	50	49	51	63	73	92	91	93	87	76	61	50	37
Sat	35	35	36	38	43	47	51	49	59	65	65	62	61	61	54	51	38
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	40	48	51	53	56	58	62	57	57	51	49	39