Best Time to Drive from Torrance to West Covina

Right now (5:48 am PDT): about 36 minutes via I-605 North and SR-91 East, usually 39 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	43	46	44	42	42	42	43	50	59	63	62	51	40	36	35
Tue	34	39	47	51	48	44	43	43	45	54	67	74	73	60	44	37	35
Wed	34	39	48	52	49	45	43	43	45	55	68	74	74	61	45	38	35
Thu	34	39	47	50	47	45	44	44	47	58	70	75	74	62	46	38	35
Fri	34	37	41	44	44	45	47	50	55	65	74	72	67	56	44	38	35
Sat	34	35	35	36	37	38	40	42	44	45	46	47	45	41	38	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	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 76 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. 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 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 16 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 76 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 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to West Covina?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 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	43	46	44	42	42	42	43	50	59	63	62	51	40	36	35
Tue	34	39	47	51	48	44	43	43	45	54	67	74	73	60	44	37	35
Wed	34	39	48	52	49	45	43	43	45	55	68	74	74	61	45	38	35
Thu	34	39	47	50	47	45	44	44	47	58	70	75	74	62	46	38	35
Fri	34	37	41	44	44	45	47	50	55	65	74	72	67	56	44	38	35
Sat	34	35	35	36	37	38	40	42	44	45	46	47	45	41	38	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	43	46	44	42	42	42	43	50	59	63	62	51	40	36	35
Tue	34	39	47	51	48	44	43	43	45	54	67	74	73	60	44	37	35
Wed	34	39	48	52	49	45	43	43	45	55	68	74	74	61	45	38	35
Thu	34	39	47	50	47	45	44	44	47	58	70	75	74	62	46	38	35
Fri	34	37	41	44	44	45	47	50	55	65	74	72	67	56	44	38	35
Sat	34	35	35	36	37	38	40	42	44	45	46	47	45	41	38	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	43	46	44	42	42	42	43	50	59	63	62	51	40	36	35
Tue	34	39	47	51	48	44	43	43	45	54	67	74	73	60	44	37	35
Wed	34	39	48	52	49	45	43	43	45	55	68	74	74	61	45	38	35
Thu	34	39	47	50	47	45	44	44	47	58	70	75	74	62	46	38	35
Fri	34	37	41	44	44	45	47	50	55	65	74	72	67	56	44	38	35
Sat	34	35	35	36	37	38	40	42	44	45	46	47	45	41	38	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	35