Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to West Covina

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 65 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 61 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Porter Ranch 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	50	54	60	61	56	55	55	57	69	75	78	81	66	52	45	42
Tue	41	50	57	68	72	61	54	55	57	78	89	90	86	73	57	47	42
Wed	41	49	57	67	74	59	56	55	60	76	88	88	88	75	58	49	43
Thu	41	49	57	62	68	59	54	55	62	77	84	89	84	72	58	51	43
Fri	41	48	54	59	57	55	55	63	74	88	83	78	78	66	58	52	43
Sat	43	43	45	46	48	50	53	53	59	64	63	61	61	58	54	52	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	46	50	53	54	56	54	54	53	54	52	51	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Porter Ranch to West Covina (via I-5 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to West Covina?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to West Covina?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (7 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	50	54	60	61	56	55	55	57	69	75	78	81	66	52	45	42
Tue	41	50	57	68	72	61	54	55	57	78	89	90	86	73	57	47	42
Wed	41	49	57	67	74	59	56	55	60	76	88	88	88	75	58	49	43
Thu	41	49	57	62	68	59	54	55	62	77	84	89	84	72	58	51	43
Fri	41	48	54	59	57	55	55	63	74	88	83	78	78	66	58	52	43
Sat	43	43	45	46	48	50	53	53	59	64	63	61	61	58	54	52	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	46	50	53	54	56	54	54	53	54	52	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	54	60	61	56	55	55	57	69	75	78	81	66	52	45	42
Tue	41	50	57	68	72	61	54	55	57	78	89	90	86	73	57	47	42
Wed	41	49	57	67	74	59	56	55	60	76	88	88	88	75	58	49	43
Thu	41	49	57	62	68	59	54	55	62	77	84	89	84	72	58	51	43
Fri	41	48	54	59	57	55	55	63	74	88	83	78	78	66	58	52	43
Sat	43	43	45	46	48	50	53	53	59	64	63	61	61	58	54	52	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	46	50	53	54	56	54	54	53	54	52	51	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	54	60	61	56	55	55	57	69	75	78	81	66	52	45	42
Tue	41	50	57	68	72	61	54	55	57	78	89	90	86	73	57	47	42
Wed	41	49	57	67	74	59	56	55	60	76	88	88	88	75	58	49	43
Thu	41	49	57	62	68	59	54	55	62	77	84	89	84	72	58	51	43
Fri	41	48	54	59	57	55	55	63	74	88	83	78	78	66	58	52	43
Sat	43	43	45	46	48	50	53	53	59	64	63	61	61	58	54	52	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	46	50	53	54	56	54	54	53	54	52	51	44