Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Burbank

Right now (7:50 pm PST): about 27 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 32 at this time.

Only 26% 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 West Covina to Burbank 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	24	35	52	57	53	47	42	40	40	40	42	44	42	37	33	26	25
Tue	23	36	54	60	57	49	41	40	36	40	42	43	42	37	34	27	25
Wed	23	34	51	57	56	49	42	40	39	40	42	42	43	38	37	30	25
Thu	24	33	49	54	54	47	40	40	41	41	43	43	42	38	35	32	25
Fri	24	32	43	48	46	41	41	40	41	42	42	42	41	39	38	34	25
Sat	25	25	26	28	31	37	42	41	44	44	45	44	43	43	43	36	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	25	29	35	39	42	44	44	44	41	40	38	34	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from West Covina to Burbank (via I-10 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West Covina to central Burbank (East Olive Avenue) 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 West Covina to Burbank?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 23 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Burbank?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Burbank to West Covina (return trip) · West Covina to Los Angeles · West Covina to Santa Monica · West Covina to Pasadena · West Covina to Long Beach · West Covina to Glendale · West Covina to Santa Clarita · West Covina to Van Nuys · West Covina to Torrance · West Covina to LAX · West Covina to Hollywood · West Covina to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	35	52	57	53	47	42	40	40	40	42	44	42	37	33	26	25
Tue	23	36	54	60	57	49	41	40	36	40	42	43	42	37	34	27	25
Wed	23	34	51	57	56	49	42	40	39	40	42	42	43	38	37	30	25
Thu	24	33	49	54	54	47	40	40	41	41	43	43	42	38	35	32	25
Fri	24	32	43	48	46	41	41	40	41	42	42	42	41	39	38	34	25
Sat	25	25	26	28	31	37	42	41	44	44	45	44	43	43	43	36	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	25	29	35	39	42	44	44	44	41	40	38	34	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	35	52	57	53	47	42	40	40	40	42	44	42	37	33	26	25
Tue	23	36	54	60	57	49	41	40	36	40	42	43	42	37	34	27	25
Wed	23	34	51	57	56	49	42	40	39	40	42	42	43	38	37	30	25
Thu	24	33	49	54	54	47	40	40	41	41	43	43	42	38	35	32	25
Fri	24	32	43	48	46	41	41	40	41	42	42	42	41	39	38	34	25
Sat	25	25	26	28	31	37	42	41	44	44	45	44	43	43	43	36	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	25	29	35	39	42	44	44	44	41	40	38	34	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	35	52	57	53	47	42	40	40	40	42	44	42	37	33	26	25
Tue	23	36	54	60	57	49	41	40	36	40	42	43	42	37	34	27	25
Wed	23	34	51	57	56	49	42	40	39	40	42	42	43	38	37	30	25
Thu	24	33	49	54	54	47	40	40	41	41	43	43	42	38	35	32	25
Fri	24	32	43	48	46	41	41	40	41	42	42	42	41	39	38	34	25
Sat	25	25	26	28	31	37	42	41	44	44	45	44	43	43	43	36	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	25	29	35	39	42	44	44	44	41	40	38	34	28