Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Northridge

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via US-101 North and I-10 West, usually 58 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Northridge 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	39	48	59	61	54	51	47	46	44	45	47	48	54	49	42	40	39
Tue	38	50	66	69	59	53	49	46	45	49	48	53	60	56	49	40	40
Wed	39	48	62	67	58	52	51	46	45	45	57	59	60	54	44	41	39
Thu	39	47	58	64	55	52	50	47	49	49	66	95	75	60	48	44	40
Fri	39	45	51	53	50	47	49	50	52	61	100	92	79	65	51	44	41
Sat	40	41	42	41	44	44	54	60	57	56	62	72	69	51	47	45	40
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	42	50	46	46	46	46	46	44	44	44	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from West Covina to Northridge (via US-101 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 15 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 Northridge 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 Northridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Northridge?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (17 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Northridge 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 Glendale · West Covina to Santa Clarita · West Covina to Van Nuys · West Covina to Torrance · West Covina to LAX · West Covina to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	59	61	54	51	47	46	44	45	47	48	54	49	42	40	39
Tue	38	50	66	69	59	53	49	46	45	49	48	53	60	56	49	40	40
Wed	39	48	62	67	58	52	51	46	45	45	57	59	60	54	44	41	39
Thu	39	47	58	64	55	52	50	47	49	49	66	95	75	60	48	44	40
Fri	39	45	51	53	50	47	49	50	52	61	100	92	79	65	51	44	41
Sat	40	41	42	41	44	44	54	60	57	56	62	72	69	51	47	45	40
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	42	50	46	46	46	46	46	44	44	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	59	61	54	51	47	46	44	45	47	48	54	49	42	40	39
Tue	38	50	66	69	59	53	49	46	45	49	48	53	60	56	49	40	40
Wed	39	48	62	67	58	52	51	46	45	45	57	59	60	54	44	41	39
Thu	39	47	58	64	55	52	50	47	49	49	66	95	75	60	48	44	40
Fri	39	45	51	53	50	47	49	50	52	61	100	92	79	65	51	44	41
Sat	40	41	42	41	44	44	54	60	57	56	62	72	69	51	47	45	40
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	42	50	46	46	46	46	46	44	44	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	59	61	54	51	47	46	44	45	47	48	54	49	42	40	39
Tue	38	50	66	69	59	53	49	46	45	49	48	53	60	56	49	40	40
Wed	39	48	62	67	58	52	51	46	45	45	57	59	60	54	44	41	39
Thu	39	47	58	64	55	52	50	47	49	49	66	95	75	60	48	44	40
Fri	39	45	51	53	50	47	49	50	52	61	100	92	79	65	51	44	41
Sat	40	41	42	41	44	44	54	60	57	56	62	72	69	51	47	45	40
Sun	39	40	39	40	41	42	50	46	46	46	46	46	44	44	44	45	43