Best Time to Drive from SNA to West Covina

Right now (9:48 am PDT): about 50 minutes via SR-57 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 4% 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 SNA 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	37	45	48	49	47	43	42	42	44	52	60	65	64	55	41	39	37
Tue	37	46	49	51	48	45	43	43	45	52	60	64	63	58	45	40	37
Wed	37	45	50	52	50	46	44	44	47	55	62	68	69	61	47	41	37
Thu	37	45	48	49	48	46	45	44	47	55	63	65	63	57	45	40	37
Fri	37	41	43	43	44	44	45	48	55	62	67	65	63	54	43	40	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	42	43	45	46	47	46	43	40	39	37
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from SNA to West Covina (via SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 37 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to West Covina?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	45	48	49	47	43	42	42	44	52	60	65	64	55	41	39	37
Tue	37	46	49	51	48	45	43	43	45	52	60	64	63	58	45	40	37
Wed	37	45	50	52	50	46	44	44	47	55	62	68	69	61	47	41	37
Thu	37	45	48	49	48	46	45	44	47	55	63	65	63	57	45	40	37
Fri	37	41	43	43	44	44	45	48	55	62	67	65	63	54	43	40	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	42	43	45	46	47	46	43	40	39	37
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	45	48	49	47	43	42	42	44	52	60	65	64	55	41	39	37
Tue	37	46	49	51	48	45	43	43	45	52	60	64	63	58	45	40	37
Wed	37	45	50	52	50	46	44	44	47	55	62	68	69	61	47	41	37
Thu	37	45	48	49	48	46	45	44	47	55	63	65	63	57	45	40	37
Fri	37	41	43	43	44	44	45	48	55	62	67	65	63	54	43	40	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	42	43	45	46	47	46	43	40	39	37
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	45	48	49	47	43	42	42	44	52	60	65	64	55	41	39	37
Tue	37	46	49	51	48	45	43	43	45	52	60	64	63	58	45	40	37
Wed	37	45	50	52	50	46	44	44	47	55	62	68	69	61	47	41	37
Thu	37	45	48	49	48	46	45	44	47	55	63	65	63	57	45	40	37
Fri	37	41	43	43	44	44	45	48	55	62	67	65	63	54	43	40	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	42	43	45	46	47	46	43	40	39	37
Sun	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	37