Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Covina
Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-210 East, usually 86 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 90 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 102 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 102 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 84 |
| Tue | 90 | 93 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 100 | 107 | 108 | 110 | 104 | 94 | 87 | 85 | 84 |
| Wed | 91 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 101 | 108 | 107 | 110 | 104 | 94 | 89 | 86 | 84 |
| Thu | 91 | 92 | 97 | 94 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 107 | 113 | 115 | 115 | 107 | 95 | 90 | 89 | 86 |
| Fri | 89 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 97 | 96 | 101 | 106 | 111 | 117 | 116 | 114 | 105 | 95 | 90 | 86 | 84 |
| Sat | 85 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 |
| Sun | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 85 | 84 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Palmdale to Covina (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (98 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 78 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central 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 Palmdale to Covina?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Covina?
The 63-mile drive usually takes 84 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Covina?
Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-210 East in Los Angeles (20 miles)
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