Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Covina

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 110 minutes via I-210 East, usually 97 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Palmdale to 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	90	91	90	88	91	94	94	94	102	107	109	110	101	91	88	86	84
Tue	90	91	95	93	94	96	96	105	99	106	108	112	105	95	88	86	84
Wed	91	92	94	91	95	97	97	96	101	109	108	109	104	95	89	88	86
Thu	90	92	95	92	96	98	99	100	106	112	112	112	104	95	89	91	86
Fri	89	92	97	96	97	96	100	104	108	114	113	111	103	95	89	85	84
Sat	85	85	85	87	87	88	91	92	94	96	95	94	90	87	86	85	84
Sun	85	85	84	85	85	85	86	87	88	88	87	87	86	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 114 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 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (97 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 83 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 114 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Covina?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 84 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Covina?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (20 miles)

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Sun	85	85	84	85	85	85	86	87	88	88	87	87	86	86	87	85	84

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Mon	90	91	90	88	91	94	94	94	102	107	109	110	101	91	88	86	84
Tue	90	91	95	93	94	96	96	105	99	106	108	112	105	95	88	86	84
Wed	91	92	94	91	95	97	97	96	101	109	108	109	104	95	89	88	86
Thu	90	92	95	92	96	98	99	100	106	112	112	112	104	95	89	91	86
Fri	89	92	97	96	97	96	100	104	108	114	113	111	103	95	89	85	84
Sat	85	85	85	87	87	88	91	92	94	96	95	94	90	87	86	85	84
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