Best Time to Drive from Northridge to West Covina

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 69 minutes via I-10 East and I-5 South, usually 76 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Northridge 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	41	52	57	60	61	60	60	63	69	87	107	113	106	85	69	48	42
Tue	41	52	59	60	63	63	60	62	68	97	117	114	108	92	75	53	43
Wed	41	51	58	61	61	60	61	61	69	93	108	118	116	94	73	57	44
Thu	41	51	58	60	62	61	58	61	71	96	114	126	113	92	77	59	45
Fri	41	50	54	60	60	59	61	76	91	115	115	117	107	94	74	59	44
Sat	43	42	44	47	52	56	61	60	73	77	80	74	74	70	65	59	46
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	49	57	60	62	66	71	72	71	68	61	57	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Northridge to West Covina (via I-10 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 126 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 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge 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 Northridge to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 41 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to West Covina?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 126 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 (6 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	57	60	61	60	60	63	69	87	107	113	106	85	69	48	42
Tue	41	52	59	60	63	63	60	62	68	97	117	114	108	92	75	53	43
Wed	41	51	58	61	61	60	61	61	69	93	108	118	116	94	73	57	44
Thu	41	51	58	60	62	61	58	61	71	96	114	126	113	92	77	59	45
Fri	41	50	54	60	60	59	61	76	91	115	115	117	107	94	74	59	44
Sat	43	42	44	47	52	56	61	60	73	77	80	74	74	70	65	59	46
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	49	57	60	62	66	71	72	71	68	61	57	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	57	60	61	60	60	63	69	87	107	113	106	85	69	48	42
Tue	41	52	59	60	63	63	60	62	68	97	117	114	108	92	75	53	43
Wed	41	51	58	61	61	60	61	61	69	93	108	118	116	94	73	57	44
Thu	41	51	58	60	62	61	58	61	71	96	114	126	113	92	77	59	45
Fri	41	50	54	60	60	59	61	76	91	115	115	117	107	94	74	59	44
Sat	43	42	44	47	52	56	61	60	73	77	80	74	74	70	65	59	46
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	49	57	60	62	66	71	72	71	68	61	57	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	52	57	60	61	60	60	63	69	87	107	113	106	85	69	48	42
Tue	41	52	59	60	63	63	60	62	68	97	117	114	108	92	75	53	43
Wed	41	51	58	61	61	60	61	61	69	93	108	118	116	94	73	57	44
Thu	41	51	58	60	62	61	58	61	71	96	114	126	113	92	77	59	45
Fri	41	50	54	60	60	59	61	76	91	115	115	117	107	94	74	59	44
Sat	43	42	44	47	52	56	61	60	73	77	80	74	74	70	65	59	46
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	49	57	60	62	66	71	72	71	68	61	57	46