Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Santa Monica

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-10 West, usually 36 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Santa Monica 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	30	39	52	52	45	42	38	36	35	35	35	34	33	33	32	32	31
Tue	29	41	59	57	50	40	38	37	35	35	35	34	34	34	32	31	31
Wed	29	40	54	59	51	45	40	38	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	31
Thu	30	40	52	56	48	43	40	39	35	36	35	34	34	34	33	32	31
Fri	30	37	41	44	41	38	38	36	35	35	36	34	34	35	34	32	31
Sat	31	32	32	33	36	36	38	40	39	37	38	37	36	36	35	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	36	35	35	34	33	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from West Covina to Santa Monica (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West Covina to downtown Santa Monica 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 Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 29 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (3 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santa Monica to West Covina (return trip) · West Covina to Los Angeles · 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 · 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	30	39	52	52	45	42	38	36	35	35	35	34	33	33	32	32	31
Tue	29	41	59	57	50	40	38	37	35	35	35	34	34	34	32	31	31
Wed	29	40	54	59	51	45	40	38	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	31
Thu	30	40	52	56	48	43	40	39	35	36	35	34	34	34	33	32	31
Fri	30	37	41	44	41	38	38	36	35	35	36	34	34	35	34	32	31
Sat	31	32	32	33	36	36	38	40	39	37	38	37	36	36	35	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	36	35	35	34	33	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	39	52	52	45	42	38	36	35	35	35	34	33	33	32	32	31
Tue	29	41	59	57	50	40	38	37	35	35	35	34	34	34	32	31	31
Wed	29	40	54	59	51	45	40	38	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	31
Thu	30	40	52	56	48	43	40	39	35	36	35	34	34	34	33	32	31
Fri	30	37	41	44	41	38	38	36	35	35	36	34	34	35	34	32	31
Sat	31	32	32	33	36	36	38	40	39	37	38	37	36	36	35	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	36	35	35	34	33	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	39	52	52	45	42	38	36	35	35	35	34	33	33	32	32	31
Tue	29	41	59	57	50	40	38	37	35	35	35	34	34	34	32	31	31
Wed	29	40	54	59	51	45	40	38	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	31
Thu	30	40	52	56	48	43	40	39	35	36	35	34	34	34	33	32	31
Fri	30	37	41	44	41	38	38	36	35	35	36	34	34	35	34	32	31
Sat	31	32	32	33	36	36	38	40	39	37	38	37	36	36	35	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	36	35	35	34	33	34	34	33