Best Time to Drive from Gardena to West Covina

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 42 minutes via I-605 North and SR-91 East, usually 40 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 Gardena 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	30	32	36	39	38	38	38	38	39	45	54	57	60	51	38	32	31
Tue	30	33	39	43	40	39	39	40	41	54	64	71	74	61	43	35	31
Wed	30	33	38	43	41	39	39	39	40	49	64	69	71	61	44	34	31
Thu	30	33	38	41	40	39	40	40	44	54	64	69	70	56	42	35	31
Fri	30	32	36	38	39	40	42	44	49	59	68	66	62	53	42	35	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	36	38	39	40	38	37	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	34	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Gardena to West Covina (via I-605 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 5 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 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardena 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 Gardena to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to West Covina?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

West Covina to Gardena (return trip) · Gardena to Los Angeles · Gardena to Long Beach · Gardena to Riverside · Gardena to Santa Ana · Gardena to San Bernardino · Gardena to Fontana · Gardena to Oxnard · Gardena to Moreno Valley · Gardena to Huntington Beach · Gardena to Glendale · Gardena to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	36	39	38	38	38	38	39	45	54	57	60	51	38	32	31
Tue	30	33	39	43	40	39	39	40	41	54	64	71	74	61	43	35	31
Wed	30	33	38	43	41	39	39	39	40	49	64	69	71	61	44	34	31
Thu	30	33	38	41	40	39	40	40	44	54	64	69	70	56	42	35	31
Fri	30	32	36	38	39	40	42	44	49	59	68	66	62	53	42	35	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	36	38	39	40	38	37	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	34	35	34	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	30	32	36	39	38	38	38	38	39	45	54	57	60	51	38	32	31
Tue	30	33	39	43	40	39	39	40	41	54	64	71	74	61	43	35	31
Wed	30	33	38	43	41	39	39	39	40	49	64	69	71	61	44	34	31
Thu	30	33	38	41	40	39	40	40	44	54	64	69	70	56	42	35	31
Fri	30	32	36	38	39	40	42	44	49	59	68	66	62	53	42	35	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	36	38	39	40	38	37	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	34	35	34	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	30	32	36	39	38	38	38	38	39	45	54	57	60	51	38	32	31
Tue	30	33	39	43	40	39	39	40	41	54	64	71	74	61	43	35	31
Wed	30	33	38	43	41	39	39	39	40	49	64	69	71	61	44	34	31
Thu	30	33	38	41	40	39	40	40	44	54	64	69	70	56	42	35	31
Fri	30	32	36	38	39	40	42	44	49	59	68	66	62	53	42	35	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	36	38	39	40	38	37	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	34	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	31