Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to West Covina

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-5 North and SR-57 North, usually 92 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Oceanside 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	77	82	83	86	82	82	83	85	85	86	88	89	88	82	78	76	73
Tue	76	82	83	86	83	84	85	85	85	86	89	93	95	87	82	77	74
Wed	76	83	83	86	85	86	85	84	84	88	89	94	99	94	89	78	73
Thu	76	81	82	84	85	86	86	86	86	87	90	97	91	86	84	78	74
Fri	74	77	78	81	82	85	86	88	90	95	95	96	94	95	92	79	73
Sat	74	74	74	75	78	85	88	94	91	89	90	88	85	84	82	79	75
Sun	73	74	74	74	76	79	82	87	87	90	89	89	87	89	90	81	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Oceanside to West Covina (via I-5 North and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 82 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside 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 Oceanside to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 73 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to West Covina?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (35 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	82	83	86	82	82	83	85	85	86	88	89	88	82	78	76	73
Tue	76	82	83	86	83	84	85	85	85	86	89	93	95	87	82	77	74
Wed	76	83	83	86	85	86	85	84	84	88	89	94	99	94	89	78	73
Thu	76	81	82	84	85	86	86	86	86	87	90	97	91	86	84	78	74
Fri	74	77	78	81	82	85	86	88	90	95	95	96	94	95	92	79	73
Sat	74	74	74	75	78	85	88	94	91	89	90	88	85	84	82	79	75
Sun	73	74	74	74	76	79	82	87	87	90	89	89	87	89	90	81	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	82	83	86	82	82	83	85	85	86	88	89	88	82	78	76	73
Tue	76	82	83	86	83	84	85	85	85	86	89	93	95	87	82	77	74
Wed	76	83	83	86	85	86	85	84	84	88	89	94	99	94	89	78	73
Thu	76	81	82	84	85	86	86	86	86	87	90	97	91	86	84	78	74
Fri	74	77	78	81	82	85	86	88	90	95	95	96	94	95	92	79	73
Sat	74	74	74	75	78	85	88	94	91	89	90	88	85	84	82	79	75
Sun	73	74	74	74	76	79	82	87	87	90	89	89	87	89	90	81	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	82	83	86	82	82	83	85	85	86	88	89	88	82	78	76	73
Tue	76	82	83	86	83	84	85	85	85	86	89	93	95	87	82	77	74
Wed	76	83	83	86	85	86	85	84	84	88	89	94	99	94	89	78	73
Thu	76	81	82	84	85	86	86	86	86	87	90	97	91	86	84	78	74
Fri	74	77	78	81	82	85	86	88	90	95	95	96	94	95	92	79	73
Sat	74	74	74	75	78	85	88	94	91	89	90	88	85	84	82	79	75
Sun	73	74	74	74	76	79	82	87	87	90	89	89	87	89	90	81	73