Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Van Nuys

Right now (9:44 am PDT): about 60 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Van Nuys 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	34	44	59	63	57	50	45	44	44	46	50	54	55	48	39	36	35
Tue	34	45	63	66	60	52	46	43	43	47	52	55	58	53	41	36	35
Wed	34	45	64	68	62	55	47	44	44	47	53	58	59	53	42	37	35
Thu	34	45	62	65	60	54	47	45	44	49	54	58	59	53	42	37	35
Fri	34	42	53	55	53	51	49	48	48	52	57	58	56	52	43	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	37	40	43	46	49	51	51	50	49	47	46	41	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	38	40	43	48	48	48	46	43	41	39	39	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from West Covina to Van Nuys (via I-10 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 14 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 Van Nuys (Haynes Street) 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 Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Covina to Van Nuys?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	44	59	63	57	50	45	44	44	46	50	54	55	48	39	36	35
Tue	34	45	63	66	60	52	46	43	43	47	52	55	58	53	41	36	35
Wed	34	45	64	68	62	55	47	44	44	47	53	58	59	53	42	37	35
Thu	34	45	62	65	60	54	47	45	44	49	54	58	59	53	42	37	35
Fri	34	42	53	55	53	51	49	48	48	52	57	58	56	52	43	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	37	40	43	46	49	51	51	50	49	47	46	41	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	38	40	43	48	48	48	46	43	41	39	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	44	59	63	57	50	45	44	44	46	50	54	55	48	39	36	35
Tue	34	45	63	66	60	52	46	43	43	47	52	55	58	53	41	36	35
Wed	34	45	64	68	62	55	47	44	44	47	53	58	59	53	42	37	35
Thu	34	45	62	65	60	54	47	45	44	49	54	58	59	53	42	37	35
Fri	34	42	53	55	53	51	49	48	48	52	57	58	56	52	43	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	37	40	43	46	49	51	51	50	49	47	46	41	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	38	40	43	48	48	48	46	43	41	39	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	44	59	63	57	50	45	44	44	46	50	54	55	48	39	36	35
Tue	34	45	63	66	60	52	46	43	43	47	52	55	58	53	41	36	35
Wed	34	45	64	68	62	55	47	44	44	47	53	58	59	53	42	37	35
Thu	34	45	62	65	60	54	47	45	44	49	54	58	59	53	42	37	35
Fri	34	42	53	55	53	51	49	48	48	52	57	58	56	52	43	37	35
Sat	35	35	36	37	40	43	46	49	51	51	50	49	47	46	41	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	38	40	43	48	48	48	46	43	41	39	39	36