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Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to West Covina

Right now (9:03 am PDT): about 20 minutes via I-10 East, usually 20 at this time.

Only 27% 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.

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Los Angeles to West Covina (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 22 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (25 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: West Covina to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 0.9 miles: 1 to 3 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) to central West Covina along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Los Angeles to West Covina by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1718192020191920212431343732221817
Tue1718192120191920212634384036261917
Wed1718192020202020222735404238282018
Thu1718192120202020222733384135262018
Fri1717182020192022273138373631252018
Sat1717171818181920212325242321191917
Sun1717171717181818192020201919181817

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 Los Angeles to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to West Covina?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 17 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 22 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to West Covina?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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