Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Santa Monica

Right now (10:47 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-10 West.

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.

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from West Covina to Santa Monica (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 69 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (47 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Monica to West Covina

Freeway, about 33 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.1 miles: 2 to 4 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central West Covina to downtown Santa Monica along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	31	43	62	63	57	48	41	39	38	38	39	39	41	41	34	32	31
Tue	31	44	64	65	58	49	42	39	38	38	38	39	42	42	36	32	31
Wed	31	44	65	66	62	54	44	41	40	39	40	40	42	43	37	32	31
Thu	31	44	65	65	60	53	45	42	39	40	40	41	44	44	37	32	31
Fri	31	40	52	53	49	44	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	38	32	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	36	39	42	45	46	47	46	44	44	42	37	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	35	38	40	45	46	46	43	42	39	36	35	32

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 31 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

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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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	43	62	63	57	48	41	39	38	38	39	39	41	41	34	32	31
Tue	31	44	64	65	58	49	42	39	38	38	38	39	42	42	36	32	31
Wed	31	44	65	66	62	54	44	41	40	39	40	40	42	43	37	32	31
Thu	31	44	65	65	60	53	45	42	39	40	40	41	44	44	37	32	31
Fri	31	40	52	53	49	44	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	38	32	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	36	39	42	45	46	47	46	44	44	42	37	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	35	38	40	45	46	46	43	42	39	36	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	43	62	63	57	48	41	39	38	38	39	39	41	41	34	32	31
Tue	31	44	64	65	58	49	42	39	38	38	38	39	42	42	36	32	31
Wed	31	44	65	66	62	54	44	41	40	39	40	40	42	43	37	32	31
Thu	31	44	65	65	60	53	45	42	39	40	40	41	44	44	37	32	31
Fri	31	40	52	53	49	44	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	38	32	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	36	39	42	45	46	47	46	44	44	42	37	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	35	38	40	45	46	46	43	42	39	36	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	43	62	63	57	48	41	39	38	38	39	39	41	41	34	32	31
Tue	31	44	64	65	58	49	42	39	38	38	38	39	42	42	36	32	31
Wed	31	44	65	66	62	54	44	41	40	39	40	40	42	43	37	32	31
Thu	31	44	65	65	60	53	45	42	39	40	40	41	44	44	37	32	31
Fri	31	40	52	53	49	44	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	38	32	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	36	39	42	45	46	47	46	44	44	42	37	34	32
Sun	31	31	31	32	33	35	38	40	45	46	46	43	42	39	36	35	32