Best Time to Drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to West Covina

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via SR-241 North and SR-71 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Rancho Santa Margarita 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	47	57	57	54	53	50	50	50	50	53	57	58	55	51	50	48	46
Tue	47	55	58	54	51	51	51	50	51	54	57	59	58	58	56	53	48
Wed	47	54	57	55	52	50	50	50	50	53	56	59	67	75	74	58	47
Thu	47	54	56	52	51	50	50	50	52	54	58	58	59	56	56	54	47
Fri	46	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	57	61	61	60	63	77	61	62	47
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	57	52	52	54	52	54	51	50	49	46
Sun	46	46	47	46	47	47	48	49	48	49	49	51	49	59	72	70	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to West Covina (via SR-241 North and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Rancho Santa Margarita to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Santa Margarita to West Covina?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Santa Margarita to West Covina?

Leaving around 7:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 North in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	47	57	57	54	53	50	50	50	50	53	57	58	55	51	50	48	46
Tue	47	55	58	54	51	51	51	50	51	54	57	59	58	58	56	53	48
Wed	47	54	57	55	52	50	50	50	50	53	56	59	67	75	74	58	47
Thu	47	54	56	52	51	50	50	50	52	54	58	58	59	56	56	54	47
Fri	46	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	57	61	61	60	63	77	61	62	47
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	57	52	52	54	52	54	51	50	49	46
Sun	46	46	47	46	47	47	48	49	48	49	49	51	49	59	72	70	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	57	54	53	50	50	50	50	53	57	58	55	51	50	48	46
Tue	47	55	58	54	51	51	51	50	51	54	57	59	58	58	56	53	48
Wed	47	54	57	55	52	50	50	50	50	53	56	59	67	75	74	58	47
Thu	47	54	56	52	51	50	50	50	52	54	58	58	59	56	56	54	47
Fri	46	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	57	61	61	60	63	77	61	62	47
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	57	52	52	54	52	54	51	50	49	46
Sun	46	46	47	46	47	47	48	49	48	49	49	51	49	59	72	70	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	57	54	53	50	50	50	50	53	57	58	55	51	50	48	46
Tue	47	55	58	54	51	51	51	50	51	54	57	59	58	58	56	53	48
Wed	47	54	57	55	52	50	50	50	50	53	56	59	67	75	74	58	47
Thu	47	54	56	52	51	50	50	50	52	54	58	58	59	56	56	54	47
Fri	46	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	57	61	61	60	63	77	61	62	47
Sat	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	57	52	52	54	52	54	51	50	49	46
Sun	46	46	47	46	47	47	48	49	48	49	49	51	49	59	72	70	46