Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Fountain Valley

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 33 minutes via I-605 South and I-405 South.

Only 10% 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 Fountain Valley 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	32	40	52	52	46	44	41	41	39	38	39	40	40	38	35	34	33
Tue	32	40	58	65	47	43	42	39	38	40	39	39	41	38	36	33	33
Wed	32	40	57	59	49	45	41	40	39	38	40	40	42	39	36	34	33
Thu	32	40	58	56	47	44	41	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	36	34	33
Fri	32	38	45	45	42	42	40	40	39	40	40	40	39	39	38	35	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	38	39	38	36	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	38	39	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from West Covina to Fountain Valley (via I-605 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 35 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 Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Covina to Fountain Valley?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 32 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	32	40	52	52	46	44	41	41	39	38	39	40	40	38	35	34	33
Tue	32	40	58	65	47	43	42	39	38	40	39	39	41	38	36	33	33
Wed	32	40	57	59	49	45	41	40	39	38	40	40	42	39	36	34	33
Thu	32	40	58	56	47	44	41	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	36	34	33
Fri	32	38	45	45	42	42	40	40	39	40	40	40	39	39	38	35	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	38	39	38	36	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	38	39	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	40	52	52	46	44	41	41	39	38	39	40	40	38	35	34	33
Tue	32	40	58	65	47	43	42	39	38	40	39	39	41	38	36	33	33
Wed	32	40	57	59	49	45	41	40	39	38	40	40	42	39	36	34	33
Thu	32	40	58	56	47	44	41	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	36	34	33
Fri	32	38	45	45	42	42	40	40	39	40	40	40	39	39	38	35	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	38	39	38	36	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	38	39	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	40	52	52	46	44	41	41	39	38	39	40	40	38	35	34	33
Tue	32	40	58	65	47	43	42	39	38	40	39	39	41	38	36	33	33
Wed	32	40	57	59	49	45	41	40	39	38	40	40	42	39	36	34	33
Thu	32	40	58	56	47	44	41	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	36	34	33
Fri	32	38	45	45	42	42	40	40	39	40	40	40	39	39	38	35	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	35	36	38	39	40	39	39	38	39	38	36	35	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	38	39	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	33