Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to West Covina

Right now (11:37 am PST): about 53 minutes via I-5 North and SR-57 North, usually 53 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Mission Viejo 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	44	58	57	60	56	50	50	51	53	55	58	60	61	56	49	45	44
Tue	44	59	62	62	55	52	52	52	54	57	58	65	68	61	52	46	43
Wed	44	58	59	61	58	52	52	52	53	55	59	62	66	60	53	47	44
Thu	44	56	57	56	55	54	53	52	54	57	58	63	62	58	52	47	44
Fri	43	49	51	55	51	51	54	54	55	61	63	61	67	59	53	48	44
Sat	43	44	45	44	45	49	50	53	52	53	53	53	56	53	50	47	44
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	48	47	49	49	50	49	51	54	55	47	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Mission Viejo to West Covina (via I-5 North and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) 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 Mission Viejo to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to West Covina?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 43 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to West Covina?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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West Covina to Mission Viejo (return trip) · Mission Viejo to Los Angeles · Mission Viejo to Santa Monica · Mission Viejo to Pasadena · Mission Viejo to Long Beach · Mission Viejo to Burbank · Mission Viejo to Glendale · Mission Viejo to Van Nuys · Mission Viejo to Torrance · Mission Viejo to LAX · Mission Viejo to Hollywood · Mission Viejo to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	58	57	60	56	50	50	51	53	55	58	60	61	56	49	45	44
Tue	44	59	62	62	55	52	52	52	54	57	58	65	68	61	52	46	43
Wed	44	58	59	61	58	52	52	52	53	55	59	62	66	60	53	47	44
Thu	44	56	57	56	55	54	53	52	54	57	58	63	62	58	52	47	44
Fri	43	49	51	55	51	51	54	54	55	61	63	61	67	59	53	48	44
Sat	43	44	45	44	45	49	50	53	52	53	53	53	56	53	50	47	44
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	48	47	49	49	50	49	51	54	55	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	58	57	60	56	50	50	51	53	55	58	60	61	56	49	45	44
Tue	44	59	62	62	55	52	52	52	54	57	58	65	68	61	52	46	43
Wed	44	58	59	61	58	52	52	52	53	55	59	62	66	60	53	47	44
Thu	44	56	57	56	55	54	53	52	54	57	58	63	62	58	52	47	44
Fri	43	49	51	55	51	51	54	54	55	61	63	61	67	59	53	48	44
Sat	43	44	45	44	45	49	50	53	52	53	53	53	56	53	50	47	44
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	48	47	49	49	50	49	51	54	55	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	58	57	60	56	50	50	51	53	55	58	60	61	56	49	45	44
Tue	44	59	62	62	55	52	52	52	54	57	58	65	68	61	52	46	43
Wed	44	58	59	61	58	52	52	52	53	55	59	62	66	60	53	47	44
Thu	44	56	57	56	55	54	53	52	54	57	58	63	62	58	52	47	44
Fri	43	49	51	55	51	51	54	54	55	61	63	61	67	59	53	48	44
Sat	43	44	45	44	45	49	50	53	52	53	53	53	56	53	50	47	44
Sun	43	44	44	44	44	45	48	47	49	49	50	49	51	54	55	47	43