Best Time to Drive from Carson to West Covina

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-605 North and SR-91 East, usually 33 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Carson 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	29	33	38	41	41	40	41	40	40	48	71	86	93	63	37	32	31
Tue	30	33	41	45	43	41	40	40	41	55	83	111	109	75	43	34	31
Wed	29	33	39	44	42	40	39	40	41	52	90	100	106	81	46	34	31
Thu	30	33	39	43	42	41	41	41	44	63	95	91	111	78	46	35	31
Fri	30	32	38	40	40	41	45	46	52	79	107	101	92	60	42	35	31
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	34	36	36	38	40	41	43	40	37	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	35	33	33	33	33	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Carson to West Covina (via I-605 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carson to West Covina?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to West Covina?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-10 East 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	29	33	38	41	41	40	41	40	40	48	71	86	93	63	37	32	31
Tue	30	33	41	45	43	41	40	40	41	55	83	111	109	75	43	34	31
Wed	29	33	39	44	42	40	39	40	41	52	90	100	106	81	46	34	31
Thu	30	33	39	43	42	41	41	41	44	63	95	91	111	78	46	35	31
Fri	30	32	38	40	40	41	45	46	52	79	107	101	92	60	42	35	31
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	34	36	36	38	40	41	43	40	37	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	35	33	33	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	38	41	41	40	41	40	40	48	71	86	93	63	37	32	31
Tue	30	33	41	45	43	41	40	40	41	55	83	111	109	75	43	34	31
Wed	29	33	39	44	42	40	39	40	41	52	90	100	106	81	46	34	31
Thu	30	33	39	43	42	41	41	41	44	63	95	91	111	78	46	35	31
Fri	30	32	38	40	40	41	45	46	52	79	107	101	92	60	42	35	31
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	34	36	36	38	40	41	43	40	37	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	35	33	33	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	38	41	41	40	41	40	40	48	71	86	93	63	37	32	31
Tue	30	33	41	45	43	41	40	40	41	55	83	111	109	75	43	34	31
Wed	29	33	39	44	42	40	39	40	41	52	90	100	106	81	46	34	31
Thu	30	33	39	43	42	41	41	41	44	63	95	91	111	78	46	35	31
Fri	30	32	38	40	40	41	45	46	52	79	107	101	92	60	42	35	31
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	34	36	36	38	40	41	43	40	37	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	35	33	33	33	33	33	31