Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Huntington Beach

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 56 minutes via I-605 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Huntington Beach 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	43	51	63	61	58	56	53	52	50	50	52	53	53	51	47	45	44
Tue	43	49	67	73	57	54	52	50	50	52	51	50	54	51	47	45	44
Wed	43	49	67	69	62	60	55	54	53	53	55	56	58	55	52	52	44
Thu	43	50	69	68	59	57	52	52	51	51	51	53	53	51	48	46	44
Fri	43	48	55	56	52	52	51	50	49	51	52	51	51	51	49	45	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	46	48	49	50	49	49	49	49	48	46	45	44
Sun	44	43	44	44	45	46	47	48	49	47	46	46	46	45	46	46	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from West Covina to Huntington Beach (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 75 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (20 to 29 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 Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Covina to Huntington Beach?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 43 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.1 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	43	51	63	61	58	56	53	52	50	50	52	53	53	51	47	45	44
Tue	43	49	67	73	57	54	52	50	50	52	51	50	54	51	47	45	44
Wed	43	49	67	69	62	60	55	54	53	53	55	56	58	55	52	52	44
Thu	43	50	69	68	59	57	52	52	51	51	51	53	53	51	48	46	44
Fri	43	48	55	56	52	52	51	50	49	51	52	51	51	51	49	45	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	46	48	49	50	49	49	49	49	48	46	45	44
Sun	44	43	44	44	45	46	47	48	49	47	46	46	46	45	46	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	51	63	61	58	56	53	52	50	50	52	53	53	51	47	45	44
Tue	43	49	67	73	57	54	52	50	50	52	51	50	54	51	47	45	44
Wed	43	49	67	69	62	60	55	54	53	53	55	56	58	55	52	52	44
Thu	43	50	69	68	59	57	52	52	51	51	51	53	53	51	48	46	44
Fri	43	48	55	56	52	52	51	50	49	51	52	51	51	51	49	45	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	46	48	49	50	49	49	49	49	48	46	45	44
Sun	44	43	44	44	45	46	47	48	49	47	46	46	46	45	46	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	51	63	61	58	56	53	52	50	50	52	53	53	51	47	45	44
Tue	43	49	67	73	57	54	52	50	50	52	51	50	54	51	47	45	44
Wed	43	49	67	69	62	60	55	54	53	53	55	56	58	55	52	52	44
Thu	43	50	69	68	59	57	52	52	51	51	51	53	53	51	48	46	44
Fri	43	48	55	56	52	52	51	50	49	51	52	51	51	51	49	45	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	46	48	49	50	49	49	49	49	48	46	45	44
Sun	44	43	44	44	45	46	47	48	49	47	46	46	46	45	46	46	44