Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Santa Clarita

Right now (4:05 am PDT): about 48 minutes via I-5 North and I-10 West, usually 48 at this time.

Only 21% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from West Covina to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 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 Santa Clarita (Newhall 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 Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Covina to Santa Clarita?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 46 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (17 miles)

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