Best Time to Drive from LAX to West Covina

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 41 minutes via I-105 East and I-605 North, usually 59 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	33	37	55	59	56	49	50	52	51	70	82	84	79	66	49	37	33
Tue	33	39	67	73	69	60	53	49	55	75	92	100	99	84	63	40	34
Wed	33	39	60	69	64	58	50	49	52	70	79	85	84	74	58	40	34
Thu	33	40	62	69	65	56	52	55	64	81	91	98	95	79	63	44	35
Fri	33	36	50	53	52	55	64	72	77	90	94	95	88	75	59	42	35
Sat	33	33	34	35	36	38	41	45	53	62	69	71	68	54	44	39	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	37	39	39	40	37	37	37	36	36	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 33 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (71 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 33 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 33 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to West Covina?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 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	33	37	55	59	56	49	50	52	51	70	82	84	79	66	49	37	33
Tue	33	39	67	73	69	60	53	49	55	75	92	100	99	84	63	40	34
Wed	33	39	60	69	64	58	50	49	52	70	79	85	84	74	58	40	34
Thu	33	40	62	69	65	56	52	55	64	81	91	98	95	79	63	44	35
Fri	33	36	50	53	52	55	64	72	77	90	94	95	88	75	59	42	35
Sat	33	33	34	35	36	38	41	45	53	62	69	71	68	54	44	39	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	37	39	39	40	37	37	37	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	55	59	56	49	50	52	51	70	82	84	79	66	49	37	33
Tue	33	39	67	73	69	60	53	49	55	75	92	100	99	84	63	40	34
Wed	33	39	60	69	64	58	50	49	52	70	79	85	84	74	58	40	34
Thu	33	40	62	69	65	56	52	55	64	81	91	98	95	79	63	44	35
Fri	33	36	50	53	52	55	64	72	77	90	94	95	88	75	59	42	35
Sat	33	33	34	35	36	38	41	45	53	62	69	71	68	54	44	39	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	37	39	39	40	37	37	37	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	37	55	59	56	49	50	52	51	70	82	84	79	66	49	37	33
Tue	33	39	67	73	69	60	53	49	55	75	92	100	99	84	63	40	34
Wed	33	39	60	69	64	58	50	49	52	70	79	85	84	74	58	40	34
Thu	33	40	62	69	65	56	52	55	64	81	91	98	95	79	63	44	35
Fri	33	36	50	53	52	55	64	72	77	90	94	95	88	75	59	42	35
Sat	33	33	34	35	36	38	41	45	53	62	69	71	68	54	44	39	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	37	39	39	40	37	37	37	36	36	34