Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to West Covina

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 44 minutes via I-10 East and US-101 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Van Nuys 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	34	37	38	40	40	39	39	41	42	54	70	77	81	62	44	38	34
Tue	34	36	38	42	39	40	40	41	43	63	83	88	85	71	52	39	34
Wed	34	36	39	43	39	40	40	40	46	62	80	87	85	72	52	41	34
Thu	34	36	38	42	38	39	40	39	46	60	77	92	84	69	53	44	35
Fri	34	36	38	41	40	39	42	46	60	70	82	72	74	60	49	42	35
Sat	35	34	35	36	37	37	38	40	44	50	58	51	50	41	39	39	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	39	39	38	40	39	39	39	40	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Van Nuys to West Covina (via I-10 East and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) 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 Van Nuys to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to West Covina?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 34 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to West Covina?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (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	34	37	38	40	40	39	39	41	42	54	70	77	81	62	44	38	34
Tue	34	36	38	42	39	40	40	41	43	63	83	88	85	71	52	39	34
Wed	34	36	39	43	39	40	40	40	46	62	80	87	85	72	52	41	34
Thu	34	36	38	42	38	39	40	39	46	60	77	92	84	69	53	44	35
Fri	34	36	38	41	40	39	42	46	60	70	82	72	74	60	49	42	35
Sat	35	34	35	36	37	37	38	40	44	50	58	51	50	41	39	39	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	39	39	38	40	39	39	39	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	38	40	40	39	39	41	42	54	70	77	81	62	44	38	34
Tue	34	36	38	42	39	40	40	41	43	63	83	88	85	71	52	39	34
Wed	34	36	39	43	39	40	40	40	46	62	80	87	85	72	52	41	34
Thu	34	36	38	42	38	39	40	39	46	60	77	92	84	69	53	44	35
Fri	34	36	38	41	40	39	42	46	60	70	82	72	74	60	49	42	35
Sat	35	34	35	36	37	37	38	40	44	50	58	51	50	41	39	39	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	39	39	38	40	39	39	39	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	38	40	40	39	39	41	42	54	70	77	81	62	44	38	34
Tue	34	36	38	42	39	40	40	41	43	63	83	88	85	71	52	39	34
Wed	34	36	39	43	39	40	40	40	46	62	80	87	85	72	52	41	34
Thu	34	36	38	42	38	39	40	39	46	60	77	92	84	69	53	44	35
Fri	34	36	38	41	40	39	42	46	60	70	82	72	74	60	49	42	35
Sat	35	34	35	36	37	37	38	40	44	50	58	51	50	41	39	39	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	39	39	38	40	39	39	39	40	37