Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Torrance

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-605 South and SR-91 West, usually 55 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Torrance 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	36	41	52	52	47	45	43	42	40	41	44	41	41	40	37	36	36
Tue	36	48	68	69	57	51	48	45	44	47	52	51	51	46	39	36	36
Wed	36	47	70	67	58	51	47	45	45	48	52	52	54	50	41	37	36
Thu	36	46	66	64	56	51	48	45	44	49	54	54	51	47	40	37	36
Fri	35	43	53	51	48	48	47	46	48	54	55	52	52	50	43	38	36
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	44	45	46	47	48	46	41	39	37
Sun	36	37	36	36	37	38	39	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	38	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from West Covina to Torrance (via I-605 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 74 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 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 20 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 Torrance (Opal 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 Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 35 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Torrance?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	36	41	52	52	47	45	43	42	40	41	44	41	41	40	37	36	36
Tue	36	48	68	69	57	51	48	45	44	47	52	51	51	46	39	36	36
Wed	36	47	70	67	58	51	47	45	45	48	52	52	54	50	41	37	36
Thu	36	46	66	64	56	51	48	45	44	49	54	54	51	47	40	37	36
Fri	35	43	53	51	48	48	47	46	48	54	55	52	52	50	43	38	36
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	44	45	46	47	48	46	41	39	37
Sun	36	37	36	36	37	38	39	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	52	52	47	45	43	42	40	41	44	41	41	40	37	36	36
Tue	36	48	68	69	57	51	48	45	44	47	52	51	51	46	39	36	36
Wed	36	47	70	67	58	51	47	45	45	48	52	52	54	50	41	37	36
Thu	36	46	66	64	56	51	48	45	44	49	54	54	51	47	40	37	36
Fri	35	43	53	51	48	48	47	46	48	54	55	52	52	50	43	38	36
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	44	45	46	47	48	46	41	39	37
Sun	36	37	36	36	37	38	39	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	52	52	47	45	43	42	40	41	44	41	41	40	37	36	36
Tue	36	48	68	69	57	51	48	45	44	47	52	51	51	46	39	36	36
Wed	36	47	70	67	58	51	47	45	45	48	52	52	54	50	41	37	36
Thu	36	46	66	64	56	51	48	45	44	49	54	54	51	47	40	37	36
Fri	35	43	53	51	48	48	47	46	48	54	55	52	52	50	43	38	36
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	44	45	46	47	48	46	41	39	37
Sun	36	37	36	36	37	38	39	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	38	37