Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to West Covina

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-210 East, usually 50 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Sylmar 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	37	44	47	51	47	43	43	42	43	50	58	62	63	52	41	38	38
Tue	37	45	50	57	52	46	43	43	44	50	60	65	66	58	45	40	38
Wed	37	45	51	58	55	48	44	44	44	52	62	64	63	55	45	40	38
Thu	38	44	49	56	51	46	43	44	47	56	64	66	65	56	46	41	39
Fri	38	42	45	47	46	44	46	49	55	62	67	68	64	55	47	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	39	40	42	44	47	50	50	51	48	43	40	38	38
Sun	38	37	38	38	37	38	38	39	40	42	41	40	40	39	39	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Sylmar to West Covina (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar 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 Sylmar to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sylmar to West Covina?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 37 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to West Covina?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (34 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	47	51	47	43	43	42	43	50	58	62	63	52	41	38	38
Tue	37	45	50	57	52	46	43	43	44	50	60	65	66	58	45	40	38
Wed	37	45	51	58	55	48	44	44	44	52	62	64	63	55	45	40	38
Thu	38	44	49	56	51	46	43	44	47	56	64	66	65	56	46	41	39
Fri	38	42	45	47	46	44	46	49	55	62	67	68	64	55	47	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	39	40	42	44	47	50	50	51	48	43	40	38	38
Sun	38	37	38	38	37	38	38	39	40	42	41	40	40	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	47	51	47	43	43	42	43	50	58	62	63	52	41	38	38
Tue	37	45	50	57	52	46	43	43	44	50	60	65	66	58	45	40	38
Wed	37	45	51	58	55	48	44	44	44	52	62	64	63	55	45	40	38
Thu	38	44	49	56	51	46	43	44	47	56	64	66	65	56	46	41	39
Fri	38	42	45	47	46	44	46	49	55	62	67	68	64	55	47	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	39	40	42	44	47	50	50	51	48	43	40	38	38
Sun	38	37	38	38	37	38	38	39	40	42	41	40	40	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	47	51	47	43	43	42	43	50	58	62	63	52	41	38	38
Tue	37	45	50	57	52	46	43	43	44	50	60	65	66	58	45	40	38
Wed	37	45	51	58	55	48	44	44	44	52	62	64	63	55	45	40	38
Thu	38	44	49	56	51	46	43	44	47	56	64	66	65	56	46	41	39
Fri	38	42	45	47	46	44	46	49	55	62	67	68	64	55	47	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	39	40	42	44	47	50	50	51	48	43	40	38	38
Sun	38	37	38	38	37	38	38	39	40	42	41	40	40	39	39	39	37