Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to West Covina

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via SR-57 North and I-5 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Laguna Niguel 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	51	57	56	60	58	55	56	57	58	58	63	64	64	59	56	52	50
Tue	50	57	59	61	59	58	58	58	58	59	62	67	70	63	58	52	50
Wed	50	57	58	62	60	59	58	58	58	59	61	65	69	64	59	53	50
Thu	50	56	57	59	60	59	59	59	58	59	61	66	66	61	57	54	49
Fri	50	54	53	55	56	58	58	58	59	60	64	64	67	59	55	53	50
Sat	50	51	51	51	52	55	56	56	55	56	57	56	56	55	56	54	51
Sun	50	51	50	50	51	52	55	53	54	55	56	55	56	56	56	53	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to West Covina (via SR-57 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Laguna Niguel 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 Laguna Niguel to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Laguna Niguel to West Covina?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to West Covina?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 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	51	57	56	60	58	55	56	57	58	58	63	64	64	59	56	52	50
Tue	50	57	59	61	59	58	58	58	58	59	62	67	70	63	58	52	50
Wed	50	57	58	62	60	59	58	58	58	59	61	65	69	64	59	53	50
Thu	50	56	57	59	60	59	59	59	58	59	61	66	66	61	57	54	49
Fri	50	54	53	55	56	58	58	58	59	60	64	64	67	59	55	53	50
Sat	50	51	51	51	52	55	56	56	55	56	57	56	56	55	56	54	51
Sun	50	51	50	50	51	52	55	53	54	55	56	55	56	56	56	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	57	56	60	58	55	56	57	58	58	63	64	64	59	56	52	50
Tue	50	57	59	61	59	58	58	58	58	59	62	67	70	63	58	52	50
Wed	50	57	58	62	60	59	58	58	58	59	61	65	69	64	59	53	50
Thu	50	56	57	59	60	59	59	59	58	59	61	66	66	61	57	54	49
Fri	50	54	53	55	56	58	58	58	59	60	64	64	67	59	55	53	50
Sat	50	51	51	51	52	55	56	56	55	56	57	56	56	55	56	54	51
Sun	50	51	50	50	51	52	55	53	54	55	56	55	56	56	56	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	57	56	60	58	55	56	57	58	58	63	64	64	59	56	52	50
Tue	50	57	59	61	59	58	58	58	58	59	62	67	70	63	58	52	50
Wed	50	57	58	62	60	59	58	58	58	59	61	65	69	64	59	53	50
Thu	50	56	57	59	60	59	59	59	58	59	61	66	66	61	57	54	49
Fri	50	54	53	55	56	58	58	58	59	60	64	64	67	59	55	53	50
Sat	50	51	51	51	52	55	56	56	55	56	57	56	56	55	56	54	51
Sun	50	51	50	50	51	52	55	53	54	55	56	55	56	56	56	53	49