Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to West Covina

Right now (6:47 am PDT): about 51 minutes via I-605 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Huntington Beach 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	43	46	51	52	51	49	50	50	50	56	61	64	62	55	46	44	43
Tue	43	46	56	57	53	50	49	50	52	57	65	69	69	59	49	44	43
Wed	43	46	56	57	55	51	50	50	52	59	66	72	71	61	50	46	44
Thu	43	46	54	55	53	51	50	51	53	60	67	72	70	62	50	45	43
Fri	43	45	49	51	51	51	53	56	59	65	71	72	69	62	51	46	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	45	48	50	53	55	57	58	60	58	55	48	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	47	48	49	48	47	47	47	47	47	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Huntington Beach to West Covina (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (20 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to West Covina?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 43 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to West Covina?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (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	43	46	51	52	51	49	50	50	50	56	61	64	62	55	46	44	43
Tue	43	46	56	57	53	50	49	50	52	57	65	69	69	59	49	44	43
Wed	43	46	56	57	55	51	50	50	52	59	66	72	71	61	50	46	44
Thu	43	46	54	55	53	51	50	51	53	60	67	72	70	62	50	45	43
Fri	43	45	49	51	51	51	53	56	59	65	71	72	69	62	51	46	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	45	48	50	53	55	57	58	60	58	55	48	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	47	48	49	48	47	47	47	47	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	51	52	51	49	50	50	50	56	61	64	62	55	46	44	43
Tue	43	46	56	57	53	50	49	50	52	57	65	69	69	59	49	44	43
Wed	43	46	56	57	55	51	50	50	52	59	66	72	71	61	50	46	44
Thu	43	46	54	55	53	51	50	51	53	60	67	72	70	62	50	45	43
Fri	43	45	49	51	51	51	53	56	59	65	71	72	69	62	51	46	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	45	48	50	53	55	57	58	60	58	55	48	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	47	48	49	48	47	47	47	47	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	51	52	51	49	50	50	50	56	61	64	62	55	46	44	43
Tue	43	46	56	57	53	50	49	50	52	57	65	69	69	59	49	44	43
Wed	43	46	56	57	55	51	50	50	52	59	66	72	71	61	50	46	44
Thu	43	46	54	55	53	51	50	51	53	60	67	72	70	62	50	45	43
Fri	43	45	49	51	51	51	53	56	59	65	71	72	69	62	51	46	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	45	48	50	53	55	57	58	60	58	55	48	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	47	48	49	48	47	47	47	47	47	43