Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to West Covina
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 67 minutes via I-5 North and SR-57 North, usually 66 at this time.
Only 5% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 55 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 55 |
| Tue | 55 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 76 | 78 | 71 | 65 | 59 | 55 |
| Wed | 55 | 62 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 55 |
| Thu | 55 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 55 |
| Fri | 54 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 81 | 74 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Sat | 54 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 55 |
| Sun | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 55 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 62-mile drive from San Clemente to West Covina (via I-5 North and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 5 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).
About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile 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 San Clemente 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 San Clemente to West Covina?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from San Clemente to West Covina?
The 62-mile drive usually takes 54 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from San Clemente to West Covina?
Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Orange County (32 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)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow
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