Best Time to Drive from West Covina to LAX

Right now (4:05 am PDT): about 34 minutes via I-105 West and I-605 South, usually 34 at this time.

Only 4% 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 LAX 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	33	44	53	52	49	46	42	40	38	37	38	38	37	36	35	34	34
Tue	33	43	55	55	48	43	40	38	38	37	38	38	39	37	35	34	34
Wed	33	43	55	56	50	47	41	40	39	37	39	38	39	38	35	34	34
Thu	33	43	55	54	47	44	40	39	39	38	38	38	39	38	35	35	34
Fri	33	40	46	44	42	42	40	39	38	39	40	38	39	40	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	40	38	38	38	38	37	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from West Covina to LAX (via I-105 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West Covina to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to LAX?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-105 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	44	53	52	49	46	42	40	38	37	38	38	37	36	35	34	34
Tue	33	43	55	55	48	43	40	38	38	37	38	38	39	37	35	34	34
Wed	33	43	55	56	50	47	41	40	39	37	39	38	39	38	35	34	34
Thu	33	43	55	54	47	44	40	39	39	38	38	38	39	38	35	35	34
Fri	33	40	46	44	42	42	40	39	38	39	40	38	39	40	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	40	38	38	38	38	37	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	44	53	52	49	46	42	40	38	37	38	38	37	36	35	34	34
Tue	33	43	55	55	48	43	40	38	38	37	38	38	39	37	35	34	34
Wed	33	43	55	56	50	47	41	40	39	37	39	38	39	38	35	34	34
Thu	33	43	55	54	47	44	40	39	39	38	38	38	39	38	35	35	34
Fri	33	40	46	44	42	42	40	39	38	39	40	38	39	40	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	40	38	38	38	38	37	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	44	53	52	49	46	42	40	38	37	38	38	37	36	35	34	34
Tue	33	43	55	55	48	43	40	38	38	37	38	38	39	37	35	34	34
Wed	33	43	55	56	50	47	41	40	39	37	39	38	39	38	35	34	34
Thu	33	43	55	54	47	44	40	39	39	38	38	38	39	38	35	35	34
Fri	33	40	46	44	42	42	40	39	38	39	40	38	39	40	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	40	38	38	38	38	37	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	34