Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Cathedral City

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-10 East, usually 108 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 West Covina to Cathedral City 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	89	91	93	96	96	98	99	99	101	103	111	120	118	108	103	97	92
Tue	90	91	94	99	95	97	97	98	100	105	109	116	119	110	102	98	91
Wed	89	92	94	99	97	97	98	99	100	103	109	118	118	106	100	96	93
Thu	90	92	94	97	95	97	97	98	100	105	113	121	120	109	101	96	91
Fri	90	92	93	97	96	99	99	103	105	109	119	128	123	114	108	101	93
Sat	90	90	91	92	92	93	94	95	97	100	100	100	99	98	96	93	91
Sun	90	90	90	91	90	91	92	93	94	94	93	92	92	92	93	92	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 98-mile drive from West Covina to Cathedral City (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 81 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (11 to 13 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 Cathedral City 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 Cathedral City?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Covina to Cathedral City?

The 98-mile drive usually takes 89 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Cathedral City?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (58 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	91	93	96	96	98	99	99	101	103	111	120	118	108	103	97	92
Tue	90	91	94	99	95	97	97	98	100	105	109	116	119	110	102	98	91
Wed	89	92	94	99	97	97	98	99	100	103	109	118	118	106	100	96	93
Thu	90	92	94	97	95	97	97	98	100	105	113	121	120	109	101	96	91
Fri	90	92	93	97	96	99	99	103	105	109	119	128	123	114	108	101	93
Sat	90	90	91	92	92	93	94	95	97	100	100	100	99	98	96	93	91
Sun	90	90	90	91	90	91	92	93	94	94	93	92	92	92	93	92	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	91	93	96	96	98	99	99	101	103	111	120	118	108	103	97	92
Tue	90	91	94	99	95	97	97	98	100	105	109	116	119	110	102	98	91
Wed	89	92	94	99	97	97	98	99	100	103	109	118	118	106	100	96	93
Thu	90	92	94	97	95	97	97	98	100	105	113	121	120	109	101	96	91
Fri	90	92	93	97	96	99	99	103	105	109	119	128	123	114	108	101	93
Sat	90	90	91	92	92	93	94	95	97	100	100	100	99	98	96	93	91
Sun	90	90	90	91	90	91	92	93	94	94	93	92	92	92	93	92	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	91	93	96	96	98	99	99	101	103	111	120	118	108	103	97	92
Tue	90	91	94	99	95	97	97	98	100	105	109	116	119	110	102	98	91
Wed	89	92	94	99	97	97	98	99	100	103	109	118	118	106	100	96	93
Thu	90	92	94	97	95	97	97	98	100	105	113	121	120	109	101	96	91
Fri	90	92	93	97	96	99	99	103	105	109	119	128	123	114	108	101	93
Sat	90	90	91	92	92	93	94	95	97	100	100	100	99	98	96	93	91
Sun	90	90	90	91	90	91	92	93	94	94	93	92	92	92	93	92	90