Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Carson

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-605 South and SR-91 West, usually 32 at this time.

Only 9% 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 West Covina to Carson 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	28	40	54	53	48	45	41	41	37	36	37	35	34	32	31	30	29
Tue	27	40	57	57	50	43	42	38	37	35	35	35	35	34	32	30	30
Wed	28	40	58	57	52	46	41	40	37	36	37	35	36	34	32	30	29
Thu	27	39	58	54	47	44	40	39	37	36	35	34	35	35	32	31	30
Fri	28	40	50	43	43	43	40	38	37	37	37	35	35	37	35	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	36	37	38	37	37	35	35	35	34	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	35	37	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from West Covina to Carson (via I-605 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West Covina to central Carson 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 West Covina to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 27 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Carson?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	40	54	53	48	45	41	41	37	36	37	35	34	32	31	30	29
Tue	27	40	57	57	50	43	42	38	37	35	35	35	35	34	32	30	30
Wed	28	40	58	57	52	46	41	40	37	36	37	35	36	34	32	30	29
Thu	27	39	58	54	47	44	40	39	37	36	35	34	35	35	32	31	30
Fri	28	40	50	43	43	43	40	38	37	37	37	35	35	37	35	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	36	37	38	37	37	35	35	35	34	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	35	37	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	40	54	53	48	45	41	41	37	36	37	35	34	32	31	30	29
Tue	27	40	57	57	50	43	42	38	37	35	35	35	35	34	32	30	30
Wed	28	40	58	57	52	46	41	40	37	36	37	35	36	34	32	30	29
Thu	27	39	58	54	47	44	40	39	37	36	35	34	35	35	32	31	30
Fri	28	40	50	43	43	43	40	38	37	37	37	35	35	37	35	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	36	37	38	37	37	35	35	35	34	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	35	37	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	40	54	53	48	45	41	41	37	36	37	35	34	32	31	30	29
Tue	27	40	57	57	50	43	42	38	37	35	35	35	35	34	32	30	30
Wed	28	40	58	57	52	46	41	40	37	36	37	35	36	34	32	30	29
Thu	27	39	58	54	47	44	40	39	37	36	35	34	35	35	32	31	30
Fri	28	40	50	43	43	43	40	38	37	37	37	35	35	37	35	31	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	36	37	38	37	37	35	35	35	34	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	35	37	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	30