Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Downey to West Covina

Right now (8:47 am PDT): about 33 minutes via I-605 North, usually 29 at this time.

Only 19% 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.

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Downey to West Covina (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 39 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (27 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: West Covina to Downey

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 12 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey Avenue) to central West Covina along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Downey to West Covina by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1820232525242424242834363530221918
Tue1820252928252424252936393834252018
Wed1820253029262424252937393834272018
Thu1820252927252525263136393834262119
Fri1819222424252628313539383631252019
Sat1818181919202122232426272624211919
Sun1818181818191919202020202019191918

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 Downey to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 39 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 18 to 39 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to West Covina?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 39 minutes.

Estimate this drive for any day and departure time →

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

West Covina to Downey (return trip) · Downey to Los Angeles · Downey to Santa Monica · Downey to Long Beach · Downey to Burbank · Downey to Glendale · Downey to Santa Clarita · Downey to Van Nuys · Downey to LAX · Downey to Hollywood · Downey to Culver City · Downey to El Monte

Open the live traffic map →