Best Time to Drive from West Covina to LGB

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-605 South, usually 41 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 LGB 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	53	70	68	62	57	44	45	40	36	38	37	36	33	31	30	29
Tue	28	51	76	74	58	51	45	40	39	36	37	38	40	37	31	30	29
Wed	28	51	78	75	66	56	48	43	41	36	40	37	40	38	32	30	29
Thu	28	50	76	71	61	52	44	42	40	38	37	36	39	39	32	30	29
Fri	28	45	60	52	49	50	44	41	39	39	41	38	40	44	37	31	29
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	33	41	43	42	39	38	37	39	37	32	31	30
Sun	29	30	29	30	31	32	35	36	41	35	33	33	33	32	32	32	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from West Covina to LGB (via I-605 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West Covina to Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 28 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to LGB?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	28	53	70	68	62	57	44	45	40	36	38	37	36	33	31	30	29
Tue	28	51	76	74	58	51	45	40	39	36	37	38	40	37	31	30	29
Wed	28	51	78	75	66	56	48	43	41	36	40	37	40	38	32	30	29
Thu	28	50	76	71	61	52	44	42	40	38	37	36	39	39	32	30	29
Fri	28	45	60	52	49	50	44	41	39	39	41	38	40	44	37	31	29
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	33	41	43	42	39	38	37	39	37	32	31	30
Sun	29	30	29	30	31	32	35	36	41	35	33	33	33	32	32	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	53	70	68	62	57	44	45	40	36	38	37	36	33	31	30	29
Tue	28	51	76	74	58	51	45	40	39	36	37	38	40	37	31	30	29
Wed	28	51	78	75	66	56	48	43	41	36	40	37	40	38	32	30	29
Thu	28	50	76	71	61	52	44	42	40	38	37	36	39	39	32	30	29
Fri	28	45	60	52	49	50	44	41	39	39	41	38	40	44	37	31	29
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	33	41	43	42	39	38	37	39	37	32	31	30
Sun	29	30	29	30	31	32	35	36	41	35	33	33	33	32	32	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	53	70	68	62	57	44	45	40	36	38	37	36	33	31	30	29
Tue	28	51	76	74	58	51	45	40	39	36	37	38	40	37	31	30	29
Wed	28	51	78	75	66	56	48	43	41	36	40	37	40	38	32	30	29
Thu	28	50	76	71	61	52	44	42	40	38	37	36	39	39	32	30	29
Fri	28	45	60	52	49	50	44	41	39	39	41	38	40	44	37	31	29
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	33	41	43	42	39	38	37	39	37	32	31	30
Sun	29	30	29	30	31	32	35	36	41	35	33	33	33	32	32	32	29