Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to West Covina

Right now (11:35 am PST): about 46 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 41 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Costa Mesa 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	38	44	44	46	46	43	43	43	43	48	52	56	56	52	43	40	38
Tue	38	44	46	47	45	45	44	43	46	49	53	60	64	61	53	42	39
Wed	38	44	46	47	46	45	44	44	46	50	53	57	65	68	57	46	38
Thu	38	43	44	45	45	45	44	44	45	48	52	58	60	57	49	43	38
Fri	37	41	41	43	43	43	44	45	47	51	56	57	63	60	54	48	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	44	44	47	46	44	43	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	44	45	45	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Costa Mesa to West Covina (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 37 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 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to West Covina?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 37 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa 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) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (8 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	44	46	46	43	43	43	43	48	52	56	56	52	43	40	38
Tue	38	44	46	47	45	45	44	43	46	49	53	60	64	61	53	42	39
Wed	38	44	46	47	46	45	44	44	46	50	53	57	65	68	57	46	38
Thu	38	43	44	45	45	45	44	44	45	48	52	58	60	57	49	43	38
Fri	37	41	41	43	43	43	44	45	47	51	56	57	63	60	54	48	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	44	44	47	46	44	43	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	44	45	45	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	44	46	46	43	43	43	43	48	52	56	56	52	43	40	38
Tue	38	44	46	47	45	45	44	43	46	49	53	60	64	61	53	42	39
Wed	38	44	46	47	46	45	44	44	46	50	53	57	65	68	57	46	38
Thu	38	43	44	45	45	45	44	44	45	48	52	58	60	57	49	43	38
Fri	37	41	41	43	43	43	44	45	47	51	56	57	63	60	54	48	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	44	44	47	46	44	43	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	44	45	45	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	44	46	46	43	43	43	43	48	52	56	56	52	43	40	38
Tue	38	44	46	47	45	45	44	43	46	49	53	60	64	61	53	42	39
Wed	38	44	46	47	46	45	44	44	46	50	53	57	65	68	57	46	38
Thu	38	43	44	45	45	45	44	44	45	48	52	58	60	57	49	43	38
Fri	37	41	41	43	43	43	44	45	47	51	56	57	63	60	54	48	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	44	44	47	46	44	43	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	44	45	45	38