Best Time to Drive from West Covina to San Clemente

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South, usually 58 at this time.

Only 58% 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 San Clemente 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	53	65	79	82	69	62	60	60	61	61	64	67	71	61	57	56	54
Tue	53	67	85	85	73	64	63	62	61	62	66	69	74	64	59	57	54
Wed	53	67	83	83	75	66	63	63	61	63	67	71	75	66	59	57	55
Thu	53	65	79	80	71	65	65	63	64	63	67	70	72	64	58	56	55
Fri	53	64	72	72	67	65	63	63	64	66	67	69	69	64	59	56	55
Sat	54	55	56	57	59	60	63	63	63	66	62	64	63	60	55	56	55
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	61	58	57	56	56	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from West Covina to San Clemente (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 87 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Covina to San Clemente?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 53 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to San Clemente?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (31 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	53	65	79	82	69	62	60	60	61	61	64	67	71	61	57	56	54
Tue	53	67	85	85	73	64	63	62	61	62	66	69	74	64	59	57	54
Wed	53	67	83	83	75	66	63	63	61	63	67	71	75	66	59	57	55
Thu	53	65	79	80	71	65	65	63	64	63	67	70	72	64	58	56	55
Fri	53	64	72	72	67	65	63	63	64	66	67	69	69	64	59	56	55
Sat	54	55	56	57	59	60	63	63	63	66	62	64	63	60	55	56	55
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	61	58	57	56	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	65	79	82	69	62	60	60	61	61	64	67	71	61	57	56	54
Tue	53	67	85	85	73	64	63	62	61	62	66	69	74	64	59	57	54
Wed	53	67	83	83	75	66	63	63	61	63	67	71	75	66	59	57	55
Thu	53	65	79	80	71	65	65	63	64	63	67	70	72	64	58	56	55
Fri	53	64	72	72	67	65	63	63	64	66	67	69	69	64	59	56	55
Sat	54	55	56	57	59	60	63	63	63	66	62	64	63	60	55	56	55
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	61	58	57	56	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	65	79	82	69	62	60	60	61	61	64	67	71	61	57	56	54
Tue	53	67	85	85	73	64	63	62	61	62	66	69	74	64	59	57	54
Wed	53	67	83	83	75	66	63	63	61	63	67	71	75	66	59	57	55
Thu	53	65	79	80	71	65	65	63	64	63	67	70	72	64	58	56	55
Fri	53	64	72	72	67	65	63	63	64	66	67	69	69	64	59	56	55
Sat	54	55	56	57	59	60	63	63	63	66	62	64	63	60	55	56	55
Sun	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	61	58	57	56	56	57	54