Best Time to Drive from Lake Elsinore to West Covina

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-15 North and SR-71 South, usually 84 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Lake Elsinore 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	49	76	87	79	68	56	54	53	53	54	58	58	55	50	48	48	47
Tue	48	80	93	86	71	59	54	53	54	55	57	59	59	60	57	53	49
Wed	48	74	88	84	70	60	54	53	52	56	58	59	66	74	74	57	47
Thu	48	74	87	78	65	58	54	53	54	57	61	61	60	55	55	54	48
Fri	47	57	61	61	58	55	55	56	60	65	66	65	64	74	85	61	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	51	54	59	64	62	58	58	56	58	51	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	51	54	56	56	54	52	52	51	61	74	72	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Lake Elsinore to West Covina (via I-15 North and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Elsinore 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 Lake Elsinore to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Elsinore to West Covina?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Elsinore to West Covina?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	49	76	87	79	68	56	54	53	53	54	58	58	55	50	48	48	47
Tue	48	80	93	86	71	59	54	53	54	55	57	59	59	60	57	53	49
Wed	48	74	88	84	70	60	54	53	52	56	58	59	66	74	74	57	47
Thu	48	74	87	78	65	58	54	53	54	57	61	61	60	55	55	54	48
Fri	47	57	61	61	58	55	55	56	60	65	66	65	64	74	85	61	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	51	54	59	64	62	58	58	56	58	51	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	51	54	56	56	54	52	52	51	61	74	72	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	76	87	79	68	56	54	53	53	54	58	58	55	50	48	48	47
Tue	48	80	93	86	71	59	54	53	54	55	57	59	59	60	57	53	49
Wed	48	74	88	84	70	60	54	53	52	56	58	59	66	74	74	57	47
Thu	48	74	87	78	65	58	54	53	54	57	61	61	60	55	55	54	48
Fri	47	57	61	61	58	55	55	56	60	65	66	65	64	74	85	61	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	51	54	59	64	62	58	58	56	58	51	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	51	54	56	56	54	52	52	51	61	74	72	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	76	87	79	68	56	54	53	53	54	58	58	55	50	48	48	47
Tue	48	80	93	86	71	59	54	53	54	55	57	59	59	60	57	53	49
Wed	48	74	88	84	70	60	54	53	52	56	58	59	66	74	74	57	47
Thu	48	74	87	78	65	58	54	53	54	57	61	61	60	55	55	54	48
Fri	47	57	61	61	58	55	55	56	60	65	66	65	64	74	85	61	48
Sat	47	48	48	49	51	54	59	64	62	58	58	56	58	51	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	51	54	56	56	54	52	52	51	61	74	72	47