Best Time to Drive from LAX to West Covina

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 41 minutes via I-105 East and I-605 North, usually 48 at this time.

Only 10% 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 LAX 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	32	36	45	50	47	46	48	47	50	62	80	85	80	67	48	38	34
Tue	32	37	46	57	50	47	47	49	52	70	83	87	88	75	55	40	33
Wed	32	37	46	56	51	46	46	47	49	63	80	85	84	70	54	41	34
Thu	32	37	45	53	49	47	48	49	56	70	78	82	81	66	50	40	34
Fri	33	36	45	47	46	47	51	54	63	72	81	76	68	59	51	42	35
Sat	33	34	34	34	36	37	40	40	42	45	48	51	48	46	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	38	39	38	38	37	38	37	37	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from LAX to West Covina (via I-105 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to West Covina?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-105 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (3 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	45	50	47	46	48	47	50	62	80	85	80	67	48	38	34
Tue	32	37	46	57	50	47	47	49	52	70	83	87	88	75	55	40	33
Wed	32	37	46	56	51	46	46	47	49	63	80	85	84	70	54	41	34
Thu	32	37	45	53	49	47	48	49	56	70	78	82	81	66	50	40	34
Fri	33	36	45	47	46	47	51	54	63	72	81	76	68	59	51	42	35
Sat	33	34	34	34	36	37	40	40	42	45	48	51	48	46	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	38	39	38	38	37	38	37	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	45	50	47	46	48	47	50	62	80	85	80	67	48	38	34
Tue	32	37	46	57	50	47	47	49	52	70	83	87	88	75	55	40	33
Wed	32	37	46	56	51	46	46	47	49	63	80	85	84	70	54	41	34
Thu	32	37	45	53	49	47	48	49	56	70	78	82	81	66	50	40	34
Fri	33	36	45	47	46	47	51	54	63	72	81	76	68	59	51	42	35
Sat	33	34	34	34	36	37	40	40	42	45	48	51	48	46	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	38	39	38	38	37	38	37	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	45	50	47	46	48	47	50	62	80	85	80	67	48	38	34
Tue	32	37	46	57	50	47	47	49	52	70	83	87	88	75	55	40	33
Wed	32	37	46	56	51	46	46	47	49	63	80	85	84	70	54	41	34
Thu	32	37	45	53	49	47	48	49	56	70	78	82	81	66	50	40	34
Fri	33	36	45	47	46	47	51	54	63	72	81	76	68	59	51	42	35
Sat	33	34	34	34	36	37	40	40	42	45	48	51	48	46	41	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	38	39	38	38	37	38	37	37	37	34