Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to West Covina

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 32 minutes via I-605 North and I-405 North.

Only 12% 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 Fountain Valley 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	31	34	39	44	43	42	43	42	42	47	55	57	55	48	40	34	33
Tue	31	34	42	48	44	41	41	41	42	50	55	56	59	53	42	36	32
Wed	31	34	39	45	44	41	41	41	42	47	54	55	55	51	45	36	32
Thu	31	35	40	44	42	42	43	42	45	51	54	56	58	48	41	37	33
Fri	32	34	38	40	41	41	46	45	49	54	56	53	54	48	42	38	33
Sat	33	33	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	43	39	38	37	35	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Fountain Valley to West Covina (via I-605 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to West Covina?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 31 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to West Covina?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (3 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	31	34	39	44	43	42	43	42	42	47	55	57	55	48	40	34	33
Tue	31	34	42	48	44	41	41	41	42	50	55	56	59	53	42	36	32
Wed	31	34	39	45	44	41	41	41	42	47	54	55	55	51	45	36	32
Thu	31	35	40	44	42	42	43	42	45	51	54	56	58	48	41	37	33
Fri	32	34	38	40	41	41	46	45	49	54	56	53	54	48	42	38	33
Sat	33	33	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	43	39	38	37	35	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	39	44	43	42	43	42	42	47	55	57	55	48	40	34	33
Tue	31	34	42	48	44	41	41	41	42	50	55	56	59	53	42	36	32
Wed	31	34	39	45	44	41	41	41	42	47	54	55	55	51	45	36	32
Thu	31	35	40	44	42	42	43	42	45	51	54	56	58	48	41	37	33
Fri	32	34	38	40	41	41	46	45	49	54	56	53	54	48	42	38	33
Sat	33	33	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	43	39	38	37	35	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	39	44	43	42	43	42	42	47	55	57	55	48	40	34	33
Tue	31	34	42	48	44	41	41	41	42	50	55	56	59	53	42	36	32
Wed	31	34	39	45	44	41	41	41	42	47	54	55	55	51	45	36	32
Thu	31	35	40	44	42	42	43	42	45	51	54	56	58	48	41	37	33
Fri	32	34	38	40	41	41	46	45	49	54	56	53	54	48	42	38	33
Sat	33	33	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	43	39	38	37	35	33
Sun	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	33