Best Time to Drive from West Covina to San Juan Capistrano

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 48 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South.

Only 52% 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 Juan Capistrano 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	47	58	74	76	65	57	54	54	54	55	57	60	64	55	51	49	48
Tue	47	61	78	80	67	59	56	56	56	57	59	63	68	59	52	50	48
Wed	47	60	77	78	69	60	56	56	55	56	60	65	68	60	52	50	49
Thu	47	60	74	74	65	58	58	56	56	57	61	65	67	60	52	50	48
Fri	47	57	65	65	59	57	56	56	57	59	62	64	64	60	54	51	49
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	52	55	55	56	57	55	56	58	56	53	51	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	53	53	53	53	52	51	50	50	50	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from West Covina to San Juan Capistrano (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 81 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles surface streets (1 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 Juan Capistrano 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 Juan Capistrano?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 47 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to San Juan Capistrano?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (25 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

More drives

San Juan Capistrano 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	47	58	74	76	65	57	54	54	54	55	57	60	64	55	51	49	48
Tue	47	61	78	80	67	59	56	56	56	57	59	63	68	59	52	50	48
Wed	47	60	77	78	69	60	56	56	55	56	60	65	68	60	52	50	49
Thu	47	60	74	74	65	58	58	56	56	57	61	65	67	60	52	50	48
Fri	47	57	65	65	59	57	56	56	57	59	62	64	64	60	54	51	49
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	52	55	55	56	57	55	56	58	56	53	51	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	53	53	53	53	52	51	50	50	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	58	74	76	65	57	54	54	54	55	57	60	64	55	51	49	48
Tue	47	61	78	80	67	59	56	56	56	57	59	63	68	59	52	50	48
Wed	47	60	77	78	69	60	56	56	55	56	60	65	68	60	52	50	49
Thu	47	60	74	74	65	58	58	56	56	57	61	65	67	60	52	50	48
Fri	47	57	65	65	59	57	56	56	57	59	62	64	64	60	54	51	49
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	52	55	55	56	57	55	56	58	56	53	51	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	53	53	53	53	52	51	50	50	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	58	74	76	65	57	54	54	54	55	57	60	64	55	51	49	48
Tue	47	61	78	80	67	59	56	56	56	57	59	63	68	59	52	50	48
Wed	47	60	77	78	69	60	56	56	55	56	60	65	68	60	52	50	49
Thu	47	60	74	74	65	58	58	56	56	57	61	65	67	60	52	50	48
Fri	47	57	65	65	59	57	56	56	57	59	62	64	64	60	54	51	49
Sat	48	49	50	50	51	52	55	55	56	57	55	56	58	56	53	51	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	53	53	53	53	52	51	50	50	50	48