Best Time to Drive from LGB to West Covina

Right now (12:48 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-605 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 16% 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 LGB 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	29	31	38	43	42	40	41	41	41	49	63	66	64	57	41	32	29
Tue	29	32	41	51	46	41	40	40	42	55	66	69	71	62	48	34	29
Wed	29	32	39	48	45	41	39	39	42	54	65	69	68	61	50	35	30
Thu	29	32	40	48	44	42	41	41	45	58	67	70	69	59	47	35	30
Fri	29	31	37	41	40	41	45	48	57	65	69	67	63	56	47	37	31
Sat	29	29	30	30	31	33	35	37	39	42	47	51	47	41	36	33	31
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	33	34	34	34	33	32	32	32	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from LGB to West Covina (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 72 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 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 29 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to West Covina?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	38	43	42	40	41	41	41	49	63	66	64	57	41	32	29
Tue	29	32	41	51	46	41	40	40	42	55	66	69	71	62	48	34	29
Wed	29	32	39	48	45	41	39	39	42	54	65	69	68	61	50	35	30
Thu	29	32	40	48	44	42	41	41	45	58	67	70	69	59	47	35	30
Fri	29	31	37	41	40	41	45	48	57	65	69	67	63	56	47	37	31
Sat	29	29	30	30	31	33	35	37	39	42	47	51	47	41	36	33	31
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	33	34	34	34	33	32	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	38	43	42	40	41	41	41	49	63	66	64	57	41	32	29
Tue	29	32	41	51	46	41	40	40	42	55	66	69	71	62	48	34	29
Wed	29	32	39	48	45	41	39	39	42	54	65	69	68	61	50	35	30
Thu	29	32	40	48	44	42	41	41	45	58	67	70	69	59	47	35	30
Fri	29	31	37	41	40	41	45	48	57	65	69	67	63	56	47	37	31
Sat	29	29	30	30	31	33	35	37	39	42	47	51	47	41	36	33	31
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	33	34	34	34	33	32	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	38	43	42	40	41	41	41	49	63	66	64	57	41	32	29
Tue	29	32	41	51	46	41	40	40	42	55	66	69	71	62	48	34	29
Wed	29	32	39	48	45	41	39	39	42	54	65	69	68	61	50	35	30
Thu	29	32	40	48	44	42	41	41	45	58	67	70	69	59	47	35	30
Fri	29	31	37	41	40	41	45	48	57	65	69	67	63	56	47	37	31
Sat	29	29	30	30	31	33	35	37	39	42	47	51	47	41	36	33	31
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	33	34	34	34	33	32	32	32	32	30