Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Santa Ana

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 39 minutes via SR-57 South and I-10 East, usually 38 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Santa Ana 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	29	39	50	52	42	36	35	35	35	36	39	41	42	36	33	31	30
Tue	29	39	54	54	44	37	37	36	35	36	40	43	45	40	34	32	30
Wed	29	39	53	54	48	40	37	37	36	38	41	44	46	40	33	32	30
Thu	30	38	51	50	43	39	39	37	38	37	41	44	44	40	34	31	30
Fri	30	36	42	43	39	38	37	37	38	41	43	44	44	40	35	32	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	36	37	38	38	38	38	39	36	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	34	35	36	34	36	33	32	32	31	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from West Covina to Santa Ana (via SR-57 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 57 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 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (39 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 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 Santa Ana (Main Street) 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 Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Covina to Santa Ana?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	39	50	52	42	36	35	35	35	36	39	41	42	36	33	31	30
Tue	29	39	54	54	44	37	37	36	35	36	40	43	45	40	34	32	30
Wed	29	39	53	54	48	40	37	37	36	38	41	44	46	40	33	32	30
Thu	30	38	51	50	43	39	39	37	38	37	41	44	44	40	34	31	30
Fri	30	36	42	43	39	38	37	37	38	41	43	44	44	40	35	32	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	36	37	38	38	38	38	39	36	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	34	35	36	34	36	33	32	32	31	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	39	50	52	42	36	35	35	35	36	39	41	42	36	33	31	30
Tue	29	39	54	54	44	37	37	36	35	36	40	43	45	40	34	32	30
Wed	29	39	53	54	48	40	37	37	36	38	41	44	46	40	33	32	30
Thu	30	38	51	50	43	39	39	37	38	37	41	44	44	40	34	31	30
Fri	30	36	42	43	39	38	37	37	38	41	43	44	44	40	35	32	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	36	37	38	38	38	38	39	36	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	34	35	36	34	36	33	32	32	31	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	39	50	52	42	36	35	35	35	36	39	41	42	36	33	31	30
Tue	29	39	54	54	44	37	37	36	35	36	40	43	45	40	34	32	30
Wed	29	39	53	54	48	40	37	37	36	38	41	44	46	40	33	32	30
Thu	30	38	51	50	43	39	39	37	38	37	41	44	44	40	34	31	30
Fri	30	36	42	43	39	38	37	37	38	41	43	44	44	40	35	32	30
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	36	37	38	38	38	38	39	36	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	34	35	36	34	36	33	32	32	31	32	30