Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to West Covina

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 87 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 86 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Santa Clarita 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	46	57	69	71	63	59	59	58	61	75	78	81	82	67	56	49	47
Tue	46	61	80	88	73	63	59	59	61	83	92	92	91	78	60	52	48
Wed	46	55	62	70	73	62	59	59	66	82	91	92	91	78	61	53	47
Thu	47	57	78	82	69	60	58	59	68	81	90	96	91	78	62	55	48
Fri	46	55	58	63	60	59	62	72	83	95	86	83	80	69	61	56	50
Sat	48	49	50	51	55	58	63	64	70	73	72	69	66	63	58	55	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	52	56	60	63	64	66	62	58	57	55	55	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Santa Clarita to West Covina (via I-5 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Santa Clarita to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to West Covina?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 46 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to West Covina?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	57	69	71	63	59	59	58	61	75	78	81	82	67	56	49	47
Tue	46	61	80	88	73	63	59	59	61	83	92	92	91	78	60	52	48
Wed	46	55	62	70	73	62	59	59	66	82	91	92	91	78	61	53	47
Thu	47	57	78	82	69	60	58	59	68	81	90	96	91	78	62	55	48
Fri	46	55	58	63	60	59	62	72	83	95	86	83	80	69	61	56	50
Sat	48	49	50	51	55	58	63	64	70	73	72	69	66	63	58	55	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	52	56	60	63	64	66	62	58	57	55	55	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	57	69	71	63	59	59	58	61	75	78	81	82	67	56	49	47
Tue	46	61	80	88	73	63	59	59	61	83	92	92	91	78	60	52	48
Wed	46	55	62	70	73	62	59	59	66	82	91	92	91	78	61	53	47
Thu	47	57	78	82	69	60	58	59	68	81	90	96	91	78	62	55	48
Fri	46	55	58	63	60	59	62	72	83	95	86	83	80	69	61	56	50
Sat	48	49	50	51	55	58	63	64	70	73	72	69	66	63	58	55	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	52	56	60	63	64	66	62	58	57	55	55	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	57	69	71	63	59	59	58	61	75	78	81	82	67	56	49	47
Tue	46	61	80	88	73	63	59	59	61	83	92	92	91	78	60	52	48
Wed	46	55	62	70	73	62	59	59	66	82	91	92	91	78	61	53	47
Thu	47	57	78	82	69	60	58	59	68	81	90	96	91	78	62	55	48
Fri	46	55	58	63	60	59	62	72	83	95	86	83	80	69	61	56	50
Sat	48	49	50	51	55	58	63	64	70	73	72	69	66	63	58	55	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	52	56	60	63	64	66	62	58	57	55	55	49