Best Time to Drive from Torrance to West Covina

Right now (4:18 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-605 North and SR-91 East, usually 102 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Torrance 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	34	37	44	48	48	46	47	46	46	59	88	103	99	66	44	37	35
Tue	34	38	47	54	50	47	46	46	48	66	100	125	114	78	51	38	35
Wed	34	38	45	52	50	47	45	45	48	66	104	111	114	85	54	40	35
Thu	34	38	45	52	49	47	47	47	53	78	108	105	115	81	52	40	35
Fri	34	37	43	46	46	47	51	53	65	96	112	108	95	65	49	41	36
Sat	35	35	35	36	37	39	41	42	44	48	52	54	50	45	41	38	36
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	39	40	40	40	38	38	37	37	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Torrance to West Covina (via I-605 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance (Opal 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 Torrance to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 34 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to West Covina?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	44	48	48	46	47	46	46	59	88	103	99	66	44	37	35
Tue	34	38	47	54	50	47	46	46	48	66	100	125	114	78	51	38	35
Wed	34	38	45	52	50	47	45	45	48	66	104	111	114	85	54	40	35
Thu	34	38	45	52	49	47	47	47	53	78	108	105	115	81	52	40	35
Fri	34	37	43	46	46	47	51	53	65	96	112	108	95	65	49	41	36
Sat	35	35	35	36	37	39	41	42	44	48	52	54	50	45	41	38	36
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	39	40	40	40	38	38	37	37	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	44	48	48	46	47	46	46	59	88	103	99	66	44	37	35
Tue	34	38	47	54	50	47	46	46	48	66	100	125	114	78	51	38	35
Wed	34	38	45	52	50	47	45	45	48	66	104	111	114	85	54	40	35
Thu	34	38	45	52	49	47	47	47	53	78	108	105	115	81	52	40	35
Fri	34	37	43	46	46	47	51	53	65	96	112	108	95	65	49	41	36
Sat	35	35	35	36	37	39	41	42	44	48	52	54	50	45	41	38	36
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	39	40	40	40	38	38	37	37	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	44	48	48	46	47	46	46	59	88	103	99	66	44	37	35
Tue	34	38	47	54	50	47	46	46	48	66	100	125	114	78	51	38	35
Wed	34	38	45	52	50	47	45	45	48	66	104	111	114	85	54	40	35
Thu	34	38	45	52	49	47	47	47	53	78	108	105	115	81	52	40	35
Fri	34	37	43	46	46	47	51	53	65	96	112	108	95	65	49	41	36
Sat	35	35	35	36	37	39	41	42	44	48	52	54	50	45	41	38	36
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	39	40	40	40	38	38	37	37	38	35