Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Van Nuys

Right now (9:06 am PST): about 52 minutes via I-10 West and I-5 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 18% 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	49	78	82	79	69	64	62	66	74	84	85	76	64	52	38	35
Tue	33	52	76	86	86	74	62	63	60	81	86	81	71	63	56	41	35
Wed	33	49	73	80	84	72	64	63	63	73	83	82	74	62	59	46	36
Thu	33	48	73	78	80	70	62	63	67	83	89	86	74	64	58	53	36
Fri	34	44	62	72	68	63	65	71	79	88	85	82	77	69	63	54	37
Sat	35	35	36	40	46	61	67	71	81	79	77	78	74	73	71	59	38
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	43	56	63	71	74	80	74	70	65	63	53	40

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 89 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. 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 1 pm on Saturdays (81 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 89 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 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 89 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	49	78	82	79	69	64	62	66	74	84	85	76	64	52	38	35
Tue	33	52	76	86	86	74	62	63	60	81	86	81	71	63	56	41	35
Wed	33	49	73	80	84	72	64	63	63	73	83	82	74	62	59	46	36
Thu	33	48	73	78	80	70	62	63	67	83	89	86	74	64	58	53	36
Fri	34	44	62	72	68	63	65	71	79	88	85	82	77	69	63	54	37
Sat	35	35	36	40	46	61	67	71	81	79	77	78	74	73	71	59	38
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	43	56	63	71	74	80	74	70	65	63	53	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	78	82	79	69	64	62	66	74	84	85	76	64	52	38	35
Tue	33	52	76	86	86	74	62	63	60	81	86	81	71	63	56	41	35
Wed	33	49	73	80	84	72	64	63	63	73	83	82	74	62	59	46	36
Thu	33	48	73	78	80	70	62	63	67	83	89	86	74	64	58	53	36
Fri	34	44	62	72	68	63	65	71	79	88	85	82	77	69	63	54	37
Sat	35	35	36	40	46	61	67	71	81	79	77	78	74	73	71	59	38
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	43	56	63	71	74	80	74	70	65	63	53	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	49	78	82	79	69	64	62	66	74	84	85	76	64	52	38	35
Tue	33	52	76	86	86	74	62	63	60	81	86	81	71	63	56	41	35
Wed	33	49	73	80	84	72	64	63	63	73	83	82	74	62	59	46	36
Thu	33	48	73	78	80	70	62	63	67	83	89	86	74	64	58	53	36
Fri	34	44	62	72	68	63	65	71	79	88	85	82	77	69	63	54	37
Sat	35	35	36	40	46	61	67	71	81	79	77	78	74	73	71	59	38
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	43	56	63	71	74	80	74	70	65	63	53	40