Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to West Covina

Right now (9:48 pm PDT): about 29 minutes via I-605 North and I-710 North, usually 30 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Long Beach 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	32	46	51	48	43	43	45	44	58	66	70	66	56	42	32	30
Tue	29	34	55	62	60	52	46	42	47	62	72	82	82	73	53	35	30
Wed	29	34	51	59	55	50	44	42	44	56	65	68	70	62	49	35	30
Thu	29	35	52	60	55	49	45	47	54	67	73	80	80	67	53	39	31
Fri	29	32	43	46	45	47	55	60	64	73	78	78	73	64	50	37	31
Sat	29	29	30	31	32	33	36	39	46	53	58	59	57	46	39	34	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	33	34	35	35	33	32	33	32	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Long Beach to West Covina (via I-605 North and I-710 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 83 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to West Covina?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to West Covina?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (4 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	29	32	46	51	48	43	43	45	44	58	66	70	66	56	42	32	30
Tue	29	34	55	62	60	52	46	42	47	62	72	82	82	73	53	35	30
Wed	29	34	51	59	55	50	44	42	44	56	65	68	70	62	49	35	30
Thu	29	35	52	60	55	49	45	47	54	67	73	80	80	67	53	39	31
Fri	29	32	43	46	45	47	55	60	64	73	78	78	73	64	50	37	31
Sat	29	29	30	31	32	33	36	39	46	53	58	59	57	46	39	34	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	33	34	35	35	33	32	33	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	46	51	48	43	43	45	44	58	66	70	66	56	42	32	30
Tue	29	34	55	62	60	52	46	42	47	62	72	82	82	73	53	35	30
Wed	29	34	51	59	55	50	44	42	44	56	65	68	70	62	49	35	30
Thu	29	35	52	60	55	49	45	47	54	67	73	80	80	67	53	39	31
Fri	29	32	43	46	45	47	55	60	64	73	78	78	73	64	50	37	31
Sat	29	29	30	31	32	33	36	39	46	53	58	59	57	46	39	34	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	33	34	35	35	33	32	33	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	46	51	48	43	43	45	44	58	66	70	66	56	42	32	30
Tue	29	34	55	62	60	52	46	42	47	62	72	82	82	73	53	35	30
Wed	29	34	51	59	55	50	44	42	44	56	65	68	70	62	49	35	30
Thu	29	35	52	60	55	49	45	47	54	67	73	80	80	67	53	39	31
Fri	29	32	43	46	45	47	55	60	64	73	78	78	73	64	50	37	31
Sat	29	29	30	31	32	33	36	39	46	53	58	59	57	46	39	34	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	33	34	35	35	33	32	33	32	32	30