Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Van Nuys

Right now (9:48 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 36 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	33	47	65	68	66	59	55	55	57	60	62	67	75	61	46	37	35
Tue	33	47	68	72	69	62	57	55	50	63	63	74	78	63	50	39	35
Wed	33	46	63	69	70	64	54	54	53	57	64	77	79	66	54	42	35
Thu	34	45	64	69	67	59	55	53	54	64	69	75	79	66	54	45	35
Fri	34	43	54	60	60	53	56	57	59	64	66	67	66	63	52	46	36
Sat	35	35	36	38	45	51	60	59	64	60	59	58	57	56	57	48	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	40	47	50	56	56	64	62	58	50	48	45	37

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 33 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (64 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 18 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 33 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 83 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	33	47	65	68	66	59	55	55	57	60	62	67	75	61	46	37	35
Tue	33	47	68	72	69	62	57	55	50	63	63	74	78	63	50	39	35
Wed	33	46	63	69	70	64	54	54	53	57	64	77	79	66	54	42	35
Thu	34	45	64	69	67	59	55	53	54	64	69	75	79	66	54	45	35
Fri	34	43	54	60	60	53	56	57	59	64	66	67	66	63	52	46	36
Sat	35	35	36	38	45	51	60	59	64	60	59	58	57	56	57	48	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	40	47	50	56	56	64	62	58	50	48	45	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	47	65	68	66	59	55	55	57	60	62	67	75	61	46	37	35
Tue	33	47	68	72	69	62	57	55	50	63	63	74	78	63	50	39	35
Wed	33	46	63	69	70	64	54	54	53	57	64	77	79	66	54	42	35
Thu	34	45	64	69	67	59	55	53	54	64	69	75	79	66	54	45	35
Fri	34	43	54	60	60	53	56	57	59	64	66	67	66	63	52	46	36
Sat	35	35	36	38	45	51	60	59	64	60	59	58	57	56	57	48	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	40	47	50	56	56	64	62	58	50	48	45	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	47	65	68	66	59	55	55	57	60	62	67	75	61	46	37	35
Tue	33	47	68	72	69	62	57	55	50	63	63	74	78	63	50	39	35
Wed	33	46	63	69	70	64	54	54	53	57	64	77	79	66	54	42	35
Thu	34	45	64	69	67	59	55	53	54	64	69	75	79	66	54	45	35
Fri	34	43	54	60	60	53	56	57	59	64	66	67	66	63	52	46	36
Sat	35	35	36	38	45	51	60	59	64	60	59	58	57	56	57	48	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	40	47	50	56	56	64	62	58	50	48	45	37