Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Riverside

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 42 minutes via SR-60 East and I-10 East, usually 39 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Riverside 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	36	39	41	39	39	39	39	41	44	49	56	52	42	38	36	34
Tue	34	36	39	43	39	43	41	40	41	41	50	53	55	44	39	37	35
Wed	34	36	41	46	41	40	40	40	41	44	50	55	55	44	39	37	35
Thu	34	36	40	43	39	40	40	40	41	44	53	58	57	48	40	37	35
Fri	34	35	37	39	38	39	40	41	45	50	58	61	57	49	43	37	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	39	42	40	40	41	37	35	34
Sun	34	34	35	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from West Covina to Riverside (via SR-60 East and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 8 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 Riverside 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 Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 33 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Riverside?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	33	36	39	41	39	39	39	39	41	44	49	56	52	42	38	36	34
Tue	34	36	39	43	39	43	41	40	41	41	50	53	55	44	39	37	35
Wed	34	36	41	46	41	40	40	40	41	44	50	55	55	44	39	37	35
Thu	34	36	40	43	39	40	40	40	41	44	53	58	57	48	40	37	35
Fri	34	35	37	39	38	39	40	41	45	50	58	61	57	49	43	37	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	39	42	40	40	41	37	35	34
Sun	34	34	35	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	39	41	39	39	39	39	41	44	49	56	52	42	38	36	34
Tue	34	36	39	43	39	43	41	40	41	41	50	53	55	44	39	37	35
Wed	34	36	41	46	41	40	40	40	41	44	50	55	55	44	39	37	35
Thu	34	36	40	43	39	40	40	40	41	44	53	58	57	48	40	37	35
Fri	34	35	37	39	38	39	40	41	45	50	58	61	57	49	43	37	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	39	42	40	40	41	37	35	34
Sun	34	34	35	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	39	41	39	39	39	39	41	44	49	56	52	42	38	36	34
Tue	34	36	39	43	39	43	41	40	41	41	50	53	55	44	39	37	35
Wed	34	36	41	46	41	40	40	40	41	44	50	55	55	44	39	37	35
Thu	34	36	40	43	39	40	40	40	41	44	53	58	57	48	40	37	35
Fri	34	35	37	39	38	39	40	41	45	50	58	61	57	49	43	37	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	39	42	40	40	41	37	35	34
Sun	34	34	35	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	34