Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to West Covina

Right now (4:18 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 46 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

Minutes from Santa Ana 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	32	43	48	48	47	37	35	35	36	37	41	44	48	42	34	33	32
Tue	32	44	51	50	46	40	37	36	37	38	41	48	54	48	37	33	32
Wed	32	43	49	52	48	42	38	37	37	38	42	47	54	47	37	34	32
Thu	32	42	47	46	45	42	39	37	37	38	41	47	50	44	36	33	32
Fri	32	36	40	45	40	37	37	37	37	43	50	44	48	42	35	33	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	35	35	37	36	34	34	34	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	32	33	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	36	37	37	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Santa Ana to West Covina (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (13 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana (Main Street) 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 Santa Ana to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 32 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to West Covina?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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) · I-5 North in Orange County (1 mile)

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	32	43	48	48	47	37	35	35	36	37	41	44	48	42	34	33	32
Tue	32	44	51	50	46	40	37	36	37	38	41	48	54	48	37	33	32
Wed	32	43	49	52	48	42	38	37	37	38	42	47	54	47	37	34	32
Thu	32	42	47	46	45	42	39	37	37	38	41	47	50	44	36	33	32
Fri	32	36	40	45	40	37	37	37	37	43	50	44	48	42	35	33	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	35	35	37	36	34	34	34	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	32	33	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	36	37	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	43	48	48	47	37	35	35	36	37	41	44	48	42	34	33	32
Tue	32	44	51	50	46	40	37	36	37	38	41	48	54	48	37	33	32
Wed	32	43	49	52	48	42	38	37	37	38	42	47	54	47	37	34	32
Thu	32	42	47	46	45	42	39	37	37	38	41	47	50	44	36	33	32
Fri	32	36	40	45	40	37	37	37	37	43	50	44	48	42	35	33	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	35	35	37	36	34	34	34	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	32	33	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	36	37	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	43	48	48	47	37	35	35	36	37	41	44	48	42	34	33	32
Tue	32	44	51	50	46	40	37	36	37	38	41	48	54	48	37	33	32
Wed	32	43	49	52	48	42	38	37	37	38	42	47	54	47	37	34	32
Thu	32	42	47	46	45	42	39	37	37	38	41	47	50	44	36	33	32
Fri	32	36	40	45	40	37	37	37	37	43	50	44	48	42	35	33	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	35	35	37	36	34	34	34	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	32	33	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	36	37	37	33