Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to West Covina

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via SR-57 North and I-5 North, usually 56 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Aliso Viejo to West Covina 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	46	53	52	55	54	51	52	53	54	54	58	59	60	56	51	48	46
Tue	46	54	54	56	54	54	54	53	55	55	57	63	66	62	56	49	47
Wed	46	53	53	56	55	54	54	54	54	54	57	60	67	68	64	52	46
Thu	46	52	52	54	55	55	55	55	54	55	57	61	61	59	55	51	46
Fri	46	49	49	51	52	53	54	54	54	56	60	60	66	63	61	53	46
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	51	52	54	53	53	53	52	54	51	52	50	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	49	50	51	52	52	53	59	62	58	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to West Covina (via SR-57 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to central West Covina 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 Aliso Viejo to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to West Covina?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 46 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to West Covina?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

West Covina to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles · Aliso Viejo to Santa Monica · Aliso Viejo to San Diego · Aliso Viejo to Long Beach · Aliso Viejo to Anaheim · Aliso Viejo to Riverside · Aliso Viejo to Santa Ana · Aliso Viejo to Irvine · Aliso Viejo to San Bernardino · Aliso Viejo to Fontana · Aliso Viejo to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	52	55	54	51	52	53	54	54	58	59	60	56	51	48	46
Tue	46	54	54	56	54	54	54	53	55	55	57	63	66	62	56	49	47
Wed	46	53	53	56	55	54	54	54	54	54	57	60	67	68	64	52	46
Thu	46	52	52	54	55	55	55	55	54	55	57	61	61	59	55	51	46
Fri	46	49	49	51	52	53	54	54	54	56	60	60	66	63	61	53	46
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	51	52	54	53	53	53	52	54	51	52	50	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	49	50	51	52	52	53	59	62	58	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	52	55	54	51	52	53	54	54	58	59	60	56	51	48	46
Tue	46	54	54	56	54	54	54	53	55	55	57	63	66	62	56	49	47
Wed	46	53	53	56	55	54	54	54	54	54	57	60	67	68	64	52	46
Thu	46	52	52	54	55	55	55	55	54	55	57	61	61	59	55	51	46
Fri	46	49	49	51	52	53	54	54	54	56	60	60	66	63	61	53	46
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	51	52	54	53	53	53	52	54	51	52	50	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	49	50	51	52	52	53	59	62	58	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	52	55	54	51	52	53	54	54	58	59	60	56	51	48	46
Tue	46	54	54	56	54	54	54	53	55	55	57	63	66	62	56	49	47
Wed	46	53	53	56	55	54	54	54	54	54	57	60	67	68	64	52	46
Thu	46	52	52	54	55	55	55	55	54	55	57	61	61	59	55	51	46
Fri	46	49	49	51	52	53	54	54	54	56	60	60	66	63	61	53	46
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	51	52	54	53	53	53	52	54	51	52	50	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	49	50	51	52	52	53	59	62	58	46