Best Time to Drive from West Covina to SNA

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via SR-57 South and I-10 East, usually 44 at this time.

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 SNA 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	34	46	60	60	48	42	41	40	41	42	45	47	49	41	38	36	35
Tue	34	47	66	66	53	45	44	42	42	43	47	49	52	45	39	37	35
Wed	34	47	64	64	56	47	44	44	43	44	48	51	53	46	39	37	36
Thu	34	45	61	61	51	45	45	43	45	44	47	50	51	45	39	37	35
Fri	34	43	51	50	45	44	43	44	45	47	49	50	49	45	40	37	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	38	39	42	44	45	45	44	45	44	41	36	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	40	41	41	40	42	39	38	37	36	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from West Covina to SNA (via SR-57 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 67 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 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 34 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to SNA?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 67 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-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 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	34	46	60	60	48	42	41	40	41	42	45	47	49	41	38	36	35
Tue	34	47	66	66	53	45	44	42	42	43	47	49	52	45	39	37	35
Wed	34	47	64	64	56	47	44	44	43	44	48	51	53	46	39	37	36
Thu	34	45	61	61	51	45	45	43	45	44	47	50	51	45	39	37	35
Fri	34	43	51	50	45	44	43	44	45	47	49	50	49	45	40	37	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	38	39	42	44	45	45	44	45	44	41	36	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	40	41	41	40	42	39	38	37	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	46	60	60	48	42	41	40	41	42	45	47	49	41	38	36	35
Tue	34	47	66	66	53	45	44	42	42	43	47	49	52	45	39	37	35
Wed	34	47	64	64	56	47	44	44	43	44	48	51	53	46	39	37	36
Thu	34	45	61	61	51	45	45	43	45	44	47	50	51	45	39	37	35
Fri	34	43	51	50	45	44	43	44	45	47	49	50	49	45	40	37	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	38	39	42	44	45	45	44	45	44	41	36	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	40	41	41	40	42	39	38	37	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	46	60	60	48	42	41	40	41	42	45	47	49	41	38	36	35
Tue	34	47	66	66	53	45	44	42	42	43	47	49	52	45	39	37	35
Wed	34	47	64	64	56	47	44	44	43	44	48	51	53	46	39	37	36
Thu	34	45	61	61	51	45	45	43	45	44	47	50	51	45	39	37	35
Fri	34	43	51	50	45	44	43	44	45	47	49	50	49	45	40	37	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	38	39	42	44	45	45	44	45	44	41	36	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	40	41	41	40	42	39	38	37	36	37	35