Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to West Covina

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 108 minutes via I-210 East and SR-14 South, usually 104 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Lancaster 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	117	122	122	117	113	111	111	112	122	134	139	139	126	109	105	104	104
Tue	117	124	128	116	115	110	110	113	123	134	139	140	131	115	107	104	104
Wed	118	125	124	119	116	113	112	113	125	138	140	138	127	115	108	104	104
Thu	115	122	121	115	115	112	111	118	132	142	142	141	129	115	107	104	104
Fri	111	115	113	114	113	115	119	129	140	144	142	141	129	117	108	105	104
Sat	105	105	105	105	106	109	111	113	119	120	121	119	112	108	105	104	104
Sun	105	105	104	104	105	105	106	108	110	108	108	107	107	106	106	104	104

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Lancaster to West Covina (via I-210 East and SR-14 South) usually takes as little as 104 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 124 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (121 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 50 miles surface streets (74 to 97 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster 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 Lancaster to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 104 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 104 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 124 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to West Covina?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (18 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	117	122	122	117	113	111	111	112	122	134	139	139	126	109	105	104	104
Tue	117	124	128	116	115	110	110	113	123	134	139	140	131	115	107	104	104
Wed	118	125	124	119	116	113	112	113	125	138	140	138	127	115	108	104	104
Thu	115	122	121	115	115	112	111	118	132	142	142	141	129	115	107	104	104
Fri	111	115	113	114	113	115	119	129	140	144	142	141	129	117	108	105	104
Sat	105	105	105	105	106	109	111	113	119	120	121	119	112	108	105	104	104
Sun	105	105	104	104	105	105	106	108	110	108	108	107	107	106	106	104	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	117	122	122	117	113	111	111	112	122	134	139	139	126	109	105	104	104
Tue	117	124	128	116	115	110	110	113	123	134	139	140	131	115	107	104	104
Wed	118	125	124	119	116	113	112	113	125	138	140	138	127	115	108	104	104
Thu	115	122	121	115	115	112	111	118	132	142	142	141	129	115	107	104	104
Fri	111	115	113	114	113	115	119	129	140	144	142	141	129	117	108	105	104
Sat	105	105	105	105	106	109	111	113	119	120	121	119	112	108	105	104	104
Sun	105	105	104	104	105	105	106	108	110	108	108	107	107	106	106	104	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	117	122	122	117	113	111	111	112	122	134	139	139	126	109	105	104	104
Tue	117	124	128	116	115	110	110	113	123	134	139	140	131	115	107	104	104
Wed	118	125	124	119	116	113	112	113	125	138	140	138	127	115	108	104	104
Thu	115	122	121	115	115	112	111	118	132	142	142	141	129	115	107	104	104
Fri	111	115	113	114	113	115	119	129	140	144	142	141	129	117	108	105	104
Sat	105	105	105	105	106	109	111	113	119	120	121	119	112	108	105	104	104
Sun	105	105	104	104	105	105	106	108	110	108	108	107	107	106	106	104	104