Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Glendale

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Glendale 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	22	35	52	55	52	45	40	38	39	39	40	41	40	35	31	25	24
Tue	22	35	54	57	55	47	42	40	35	39	41	43	42	36	33	26	23
Wed	22	33	50	56	55	49	41	39	37	39	41	41	41	37	34	28	24
Thu	22	33	50	55	54	45	40	39	39	41	42	42	41	38	35	31	24
Fri	22	32	41	47	45	40	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	37	36	32	24
Sat	24	24	24	26	33	38	46	44	45	44	44	44	41	41	42	34	25
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	28	34	37	42	41	43	43	38	37	34	32	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from West Covina to Glendale (via I-10 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 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 Glendale (South Brand Boulevard) 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 Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 22 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Glendale?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Glendale 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 Burbank · 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	22	35	52	55	52	45	40	38	39	39	40	41	40	35	31	25	24
Tue	22	35	54	57	55	47	42	40	35	39	41	43	42	36	33	26	23
Wed	22	33	50	56	55	49	41	39	37	39	41	41	41	37	34	28	24
Thu	22	33	50	55	54	45	40	39	39	41	42	42	41	38	35	31	24
Fri	22	32	41	47	45	40	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	37	36	32	24
Sat	24	24	24	26	33	38	46	44	45	44	44	44	41	41	42	34	25
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	28	34	37	42	41	43	43	38	37	34	32	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	35	52	55	52	45	40	38	39	39	40	41	40	35	31	25	24
Tue	22	35	54	57	55	47	42	40	35	39	41	43	42	36	33	26	23
Wed	22	33	50	56	55	49	41	39	37	39	41	41	41	37	34	28	24
Thu	22	33	50	55	54	45	40	39	39	41	42	42	41	38	35	31	24
Fri	22	32	41	47	45	40	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	37	36	32	24
Sat	24	24	24	26	33	38	46	44	45	44	44	44	41	41	42	34	25
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	28	34	37	42	41	43	43	38	37	34	32	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	35	52	55	52	45	40	38	39	39	40	41	40	35	31	25	24
Tue	22	35	54	57	55	47	42	40	35	39	41	43	42	36	33	26	23
Wed	22	33	50	56	55	49	41	39	37	39	41	41	41	37	34	28	24
Thu	22	33	50	55	54	45	40	39	39	41	42	42	41	38	35	31	24
Fri	22	32	41	47	45	40	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	37	36	32	24
Sat	24	24	24	26	33	38	46	44	45	44	44	44	41	41	42	34	25
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	28	34	37	42	41	43	43	38	37	34	32	26