Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Long Beach

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-605 South and I-710 South, usually 42 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Long 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	30	43	56	53	51	49	44	45	40	38	40	39	38	35	33	31	31
Tue	29	41	63	59	50	45	45	41	40	38	39	40	40	37	33	31	31
Wed	29	41	65	60	53	49	44	43	40	38	41	39	41	39	34	32	31
Thu	29	42	62	57	51	48	43	41	39	39	38	39	39	39	33	32	31
Fri	29	40	46	45	44	45	42	41	40	41	42	39	39	39	37	32	31
Sat	31	32	32	32	34	35	41	43	40	39	38	38	38	37	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	37	37	42	36	35	34	34	33	34	34	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from West Covina to Long Beach (via I-605 South and I-710 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 66 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West Covina to downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	43	56	53	51	49	44	45	40	38	40	39	38	35	33	31	31
Tue	29	41	63	59	50	45	45	41	40	38	39	40	40	37	33	31	31
Wed	29	41	65	60	53	49	44	43	40	38	41	39	41	39	34	32	31
Thu	29	42	62	57	51	48	43	41	39	39	38	39	39	39	33	32	31
Fri	29	40	46	45	44	45	42	41	40	41	42	39	39	39	37	32	31
Sat	31	32	32	32	34	35	41	43	40	39	38	38	38	37	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	37	37	42	36	35	34	34	33	34	34	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	43	56	53	51	49	44	45	40	38	40	39	38	35	33	31	31
Tue	29	41	63	59	50	45	45	41	40	38	39	40	40	37	33	31	31
Wed	29	41	65	60	53	49	44	43	40	38	41	39	41	39	34	32	31
Thu	29	42	62	57	51	48	43	41	39	39	38	39	39	39	33	32	31
Fri	29	40	46	45	44	45	42	41	40	41	42	39	39	39	37	32	31
Sat	31	32	32	32	34	35	41	43	40	39	38	38	38	37	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	37	37	42	36	35	34	34	33	34	34	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	43	56	53	51	49	44	45	40	38	40	39	38	35	33	31	31
Tue	29	41	63	59	50	45	45	41	40	38	39	40	40	37	33	31	31
Wed	29	41	65	60	53	49	44	43	40	38	41	39	41	39	34	32	31
Thu	29	42	62	57	51	48	43	41	39	39	38	39	39	39	33	32	31
Fri	29	40	46	45	44	45	42	41	40	41	42	39	39	39	37	32	31
Sat	31	32	32	32	34	35	41	43	40	39	38	38	38	37	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	37	37	42	36	35	34	34	33	34	34	31