Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Costa Mesa

Right now (6:10 pm PST): about 55 minutes via SR-57 South and I-10 East, usually 50 at this time.

Only 62% 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 Costa Mesa 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	36	46	63	66	55	46	44	44	44	45	46	48	50	44	40	39	38
Tue	36	48	67	69	57	49	46	45	46	46	47	51	54	47	41	39	38
Wed	36	48	65	67	58	50	46	46	44	46	49	52	54	49	42	39	38
Thu	36	46	62	63	54	48	48	46	47	47	49	51	55	49	41	39	38
Fri	36	45	55	55	48	46	46	46	46	48	50	52	52	50	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	42	44	45	45	46	45	46	47	44	40	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	38	39	39	41	42	42	42	43	42	41	40	40	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from West Covina to Costa Mesa (via SR-57 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 2 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 Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Covina to Costa Mesa?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 36 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Costa Mesa to West Covina (return trip) · West Covina to Los Angeles · West Covina to Santa Monica · West Covina to Pasadena · West Covina to Long Beach · West Covina to Burbank · West Covina to Glendale · West Covina to Santa Clarita · West Covina to Van Nuys · West Covina to Torrance · West Covina to LAX · West Covina to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	63	66	55	46	44	44	44	45	46	48	50	44	40	39	38
Tue	36	48	67	69	57	49	46	45	46	46	47	51	54	47	41	39	38
Wed	36	48	65	67	58	50	46	46	44	46	49	52	54	49	42	39	38
Thu	36	46	62	63	54	48	48	46	47	47	49	51	55	49	41	39	38
Fri	36	45	55	55	48	46	46	46	46	48	50	52	52	50	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	42	44	45	45	46	45	46	47	44	40	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	38	39	39	41	42	42	42	43	42	41	40	40	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	63	66	55	46	44	44	44	45	46	48	50	44	40	39	38
Tue	36	48	67	69	57	49	46	45	46	46	47	51	54	47	41	39	38
Wed	36	48	65	67	58	50	46	46	44	46	49	52	54	49	42	39	38
Thu	36	46	62	63	54	48	48	46	47	47	49	51	55	49	41	39	38
Fri	36	45	55	55	48	46	46	46	46	48	50	52	52	50	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	42	44	45	45	46	45	46	47	44	40	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	38	39	39	41	42	42	42	43	42	41	40	40	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	63	66	55	46	44	44	44	45	46	48	50	44	40	39	38
Tue	36	48	67	69	57	49	46	45	46	46	47	51	54	47	41	39	38
Wed	36	48	65	67	58	50	46	46	44	46	49	52	54	49	42	39	38
Thu	36	46	62	63	54	48	48	46	47	47	49	51	55	49	41	39	38
Fri	36	45	55	55	48	46	46	46	46	48	50	52	52	50	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	42	44	45	45	46	45	46	47	44	40	39	38
Sun	37	37	37	38	39	39	41	42	42	42	43	42	41	40	40	39	38