Best Time to Drive from Santa Monica to West Covina

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-10 East, usually 78 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 Santa Monica 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	31	33	34	36	34	35	35	36	39	61	95	102	105	79	50	37	31
Tue	31	33	33	36	34	35	35	36	38	71	96	111	110	90	66	43	32
Wed	31	33	34	37	34	36	35	36	41	60	104	110	107	87	66	49	32
Thu	32	32	34	37	34	35	35	36	43	66	98	111	103	86	67	53	34
Fri	32	32	34	36	35	35	37	42	59	71	92	89	91	65	46	44	33
Sat	32	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	38	43	43	41	40	38	35	36	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	34	34	34	34	35	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Santa Monica to West Covina (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Santa Monica 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 Monica to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Monica to West Covina?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (32 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	34	36	34	35	35	36	39	61	95	102	105	79	50	37	31
Tue	31	33	33	36	34	35	35	36	38	71	96	111	110	90	66	43	32
Wed	31	33	34	37	34	36	35	36	41	60	104	110	107	87	66	49	32
Thu	32	32	34	37	34	35	35	36	43	66	98	111	103	86	67	53	34
Fri	32	32	34	36	35	35	37	42	59	71	92	89	91	65	46	44	33
Sat	32	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	38	43	43	41	40	38	35	36	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	34	34	34	34	35	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	34	36	34	35	35	36	39	61	95	102	105	79	50	37	31
Tue	31	33	33	36	34	35	35	36	38	71	96	111	110	90	66	43	32
Wed	31	33	34	37	34	36	35	36	41	60	104	110	107	87	66	49	32
Thu	32	32	34	37	34	35	35	36	43	66	98	111	103	86	67	53	34
Fri	32	32	34	36	35	35	37	42	59	71	92	89	91	65	46	44	33
Sat	32	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	38	43	43	41	40	38	35	36	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	34	34	34	34	35	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	34	36	34	35	35	36	39	61	95	102	105	79	50	37	31
Tue	31	33	33	36	34	35	35	36	38	71	96	111	110	90	66	43	32
Wed	31	33	34	37	34	36	35	36	41	60	104	110	107	87	66	49	32
Thu	32	32	34	37	34	35	35	36	43	66	98	111	103	86	67	53	34
Fri	32	32	34	36	35	35	37	42	59	71	92	89	91	65	46	44	33
Sat	32	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	38	43	43	41	40	38	35	36	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	34	34	34	34	35	35	32