Best Time to Drive from Irvine to West Covina

Right now (5:38 am PDT): about 38 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Irvine 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	39	44	47	48	48	45	45	45	47	55	65	69	70	59	43	41	39
Tue	39	45	48	50	50	48	45	45	51	58	66	67	70	63	47	41	39
Wed	39	45	48	50	50	48	48	48	52	60	68	72	77	67	52	43	39
Thu	39	44	47	48	49	48	47	47	49	60	67	67	69	61	48	42	39
Fri	38	42	43	45	46	46	47	54	60	66	72	68	67	56	45	42	39
Sat	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	45	47	48	48	47	45	42	41	39
Sun	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Irvine to West Covina (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (14 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine (Harvard 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 Irvine to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 38 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to West Covina?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (2 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	39	44	47	48	48	45	45	45	47	55	65	69	70	59	43	41	39
Tue	39	45	48	50	50	48	45	45	51	58	66	67	70	63	47	41	39
Wed	39	45	48	50	50	48	48	48	52	60	68	72	77	67	52	43	39
Thu	39	44	47	48	49	48	47	47	49	60	67	67	69	61	48	42	39
Fri	38	42	43	45	46	46	47	54	60	66	72	68	67	56	45	42	39
Sat	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	45	47	48	48	47	45	42	41	39
Sun	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	44	47	48	48	45	45	45	47	55	65	69	70	59	43	41	39
Tue	39	45	48	50	50	48	45	45	51	58	66	67	70	63	47	41	39
Wed	39	45	48	50	50	48	48	48	52	60	68	72	77	67	52	43	39
Thu	39	44	47	48	49	48	47	47	49	60	67	67	69	61	48	42	39
Fri	38	42	43	45	46	46	47	54	60	66	72	68	67	56	45	42	39
Sat	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	45	47	48	48	47	45	42	41	39
Sun	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	44	47	48	48	45	45	45	47	55	65	69	70	59	43	41	39
Tue	39	45	48	50	50	48	45	45	51	58	66	67	70	63	47	41	39
Wed	39	45	48	50	50	48	48	48	52	60	68	72	77	67	52	43	39
Thu	39	44	47	48	49	48	47	47	49	60	67	67	69	61	48	42	39
Fri	38	42	43	45	46	46	47	54	60	66	72	68	67	56	45	42	39
Sat	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	45	47	48	48	47	45	42	41	39
Sun	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	39