Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Mission Viejo

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-57 South and I-5 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Mission Viejo 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	41	56	69	69	57	50	48	48	49	49	53	55	59	49	46	44	43
Tue	41	57	74	74	60	51	51	49	49	50	54	57	62	52	46	45	42
Wed	41	56	73	72	64	54	51	51	49	51	55	60	64	53	46	44	43
Thu	42	54	70	68	60	53	53	51	51	51	55	59	61	53	46	44	43
Fri	42	52	60	59	54	53	51	51	52	54	56	57	58	52	47	44	43
Sat	43	43	44	45	46	48	52	53	54	54	52	52	52	49	44	44	43
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	49	48	49	46	45	45	44	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from West Covina to Mission Viejo (via SR-57 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 4 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 Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) 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 Mission Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Covina to Mission Viejo?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 41 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Mission Viejo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (17 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Mission Viejo to West Covina (return trip) · West Covina to Los Angeles · West Covina to Santa Monica · West Covina to Pasadena · West Covina to Long Beach · West Covina to Burbank · West Covina to Glendale · West Covina to Santa Clarita · West Covina to Van Nuys · West Covina to Torrance · West Covina to LAX · West Covina to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	56	69	69	57	50	48	48	49	49	53	55	59	49	46	44	43
Tue	41	57	74	74	60	51	51	49	49	50	54	57	62	52	46	45	42
Wed	41	56	73	72	64	54	51	51	49	51	55	60	64	53	46	44	43
Thu	42	54	70	68	60	53	53	51	51	51	55	59	61	53	46	44	43
Fri	42	52	60	59	54	53	51	51	52	54	56	57	58	52	47	44	43
Sat	43	43	44	45	46	48	52	53	54	54	52	52	52	49	44	44	43
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	49	48	49	46	45	45	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	56	69	69	57	50	48	48	49	49	53	55	59	49	46	44	43
Tue	41	57	74	74	60	51	51	49	49	50	54	57	62	52	46	45	42
Wed	41	56	73	72	64	54	51	51	49	51	55	60	64	53	46	44	43
Thu	42	54	70	68	60	53	53	51	51	51	55	59	61	53	46	44	43
Fri	42	52	60	59	54	53	51	51	52	54	56	57	58	52	47	44	43
Sat	43	43	44	45	46	48	52	53	54	54	52	52	52	49	44	44	43
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	49	48	49	46	45	45	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	56	69	69	57	50	48	48	49	49	53	55	59	49	46	44	43
Tue	41	57	74	74	60	51	51	49	49	50	54	57	62	52	46	45	42
Wed	41	56	73	72	64	54	51	51	49	51	55	60	64	53	46	44	43
Thu	42	54	70	68	60	53	53	51	51	51	55	59	61	53	46	44	43
Fri	42	52	60	59	54	53	51	51	52	54	56	57	58	52	47	44	43
Sat	43	43	44	45	46	48	52	53	54	54	52	52	52	49	44	44	43
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	49	48	49	46	45	45	44	45	43