Best Time to Drive from Westminster to West Covina

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-605 North, usually 31 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Westminster to West Covina 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	28	30	36	40	40	38	39	38	38	43	49	51	49	44	35	30	29
Tue	28	30	38	45	43	38	37	37	38	45	52	53	54	48	39	32	29
Wed	28	30	36	42	41	38	36	37	38	44	49	51	51	48	40	32	29
Thu	28	31	37	41	39	39	38	38	41	47	51	53	55	47	38	33	29
Fri	28	30	35	37	37	38	42	42	46	50	52	50	51	45	39	33	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	32	33	34	35	37	38	40	38	35	34	31	29
Sun	29	28	29	29	29	30	30	32	33	33	33	32	31	31	31	32	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Westminster to West Covina (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 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 Westminster to central West Covina 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 Westminster to West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 28 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to West Covina?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · 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
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Tue	28	30	38	45	43	38	37	37	38	45	52	53	54	48	39	32	29
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Thu	28	31	37	41	39	39	38	38	41	47	51	53	55	47	38	33	29
Fri	28	30	35	37	37	38	42	42	46	50	52	50	51	45	39	33	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	32	33	34	35	37	38	40	38	35	34	31	29
Sun	29	28	29	29	29	30	30	32	33	33	33	32	31	31	31	32	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	28	30	38	45	43	38	37	37	38	45	52	53	54	48	39	32	29
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	36	40	40	38	39	38	38	43	49	51	49	44	35	30	29
Tue	28	30	38	45	43	38	37	37	38	45	52	53	54	48	39	32	29
Wed	28	30	36	42	41	38	36	37	38	44	49	51	51	48	40	32	29
Thu	28	31	37	41	39	39	38	38	41	47	51	53	55	47	38	33	29
Fri	28	30	35	37	37	38	42	42	46	50	52	50	51	45	39	33	30
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