Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to West Covina

Right now (8:05 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 East, usually 55 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	67	71	63	60	59	58	62	75	79	84	85	69	57	50	47
Tue	46	60	78	87	73	63	57	58	61	82	92	94	90	79	62	52	48
Wed	46	55	64	74	72	60	59	58	64	80	93	93	92	79	62	54	48
Thu	46	56	74	73	68	62	59	59	67	80	88	94	88	76	62	55	48
Fri	46	54	58	62	59	58	61	70	80	93	86	83	81	69	62	56	49
Sat	48	49	50	51	54	55	59	60	66	69	67	66	66	62	58	55	48
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	51	56	60	62	64	64	61	59	59	57	56	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 94 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (69 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 16 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 94 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 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to West Covina?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 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	67	71	63	60	59	58	62	75	79	84	85	69	57	50	47
Tue	46	60	78	87	73	63	57	58	61	82	92	94	90	79	62	52	48
Wed	46	55	64	74	72	60	59	58	64	80	93	93	92	79	62	54	48
Thu	46	56	74	73	68	62	59	59	67	80	88	94	88	76	62	55	48
Fri	46	54	58	62	59	58	61	70	80	93	86	83	81	69	62	56	49
Sat	48	49	50	51	54	55	59	60	66	69	67	66	66	62	58	55	48
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	51	56	60	62	64	64	61	59	59	57	56	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	57	67	71	63	60	59	58	62	75	79	84	85	69	57	50	47
Tue	46	60	78	87	73	63	57	58	61	82	92	94	90	79	62	52	48
Wed	46	55	64	74	72	60	59	58	64	80	93	93	92	79	62	54	48
Thu	46	56	74	73	68	62	59	59	67	80	88	94	88	76	62	55	48
Fri	46	54	58	62	59	58	61	70	80	93	86	83	81	69	62	56	49
Sat	48	49	50	51	54	55	59	60	66	69	67	66	66	62	58	55	48
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	51	56	60	62	64	64	61	59	59	57	56	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	57	67	71	63	60	59	58	62	75	79	84	85	69	57	50	47
Tue	46	60	78	87	73	63	57	58	61	82	92	94	90	79	62	52	48
Wed	46	55	64	74	72	60	59	58	64	80	93	93	92	79	62	54	48
Thu	46	56	74	73	68	62	59	59	67	80	88	94	88	76	62	55	48
Fri	46	54	58	62	59	58	61	70	80	93	86	83	81	69	62	56	49
Sat	48	49	50	51	54	55	59	60	66	69	67	66	66	62	58	55	48
Sun	47	47	48	48	49	51	56	60	62	64	64	61	59	59	57	56	49