Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Whittier

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 47 minutes via I-405 North and I-605 North and SR-73 North, usually 47 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Aliso Viejo to Whittier 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	42	44	46	49	48	47	48	48	49	52	57	62	63	54	47	45	44
Tue	43	44	51	53	49	48	48	48	48	51	56	67	68	58	49	44	43
Wed	43	44	48	52	50	49	48	48	49	53	58	68	68	59	51	47	43
Thu	42	44	47	49	50	47	48	48	49	52	56	64	63	52	48	46	43
Fri	43	44	46	47	46	47	49	49	50	54	58	62	60	54	50	48	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	48	48	47	47	46	46	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	47	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Whittier (via I-405 North and I-605 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to central Whittier 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 Aliso Viejo to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to Whittier?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 42 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Whittier?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Whittier to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles · Aliso Viejo to Santa Monica · Aliso Viejo to San Diego · Aliso Viejo to Long Beach · Aliso Viejo to Anaheim · Aliso Viejo to Riverside · Aliso Viejo to Santa Ana · Aliso Viejo to Irvine · Aliso Viejo to San Bernardino · Aliso Viejo to Fontana · Aliso Viejo to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	46	49	48	47	48	48	49	52	57	62	63	54	47	45	44
Tue	43	44	51	53	49	48	48	48	48	51	56	67	68	58	49	44	43
Wed	43	44	48	52	50	49	48	48	49	53	58	68	68	59	51	47	43
Thu	42	44	47	49	50	47	48	48	49	52	56	64	63	52	48	46	43
Fri	43	44	46	47	46	47	49	49	50	54	58	62	60	54	50	48	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	48	48	47	47	46	46	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	47	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	46	49	48	47	48	48	49	52	57	62	63	54	47	45	44
Tue	43	44	51	53	49	48	48	48	48	51	56	67	68	58	49	44	43
Wed	43	44	48	52	50	49	48	48	49	53	58	68	68	59	51	47	43
Thu	42	44	47	49	50	47	48	48	49	52	56	64	63	52	48	46	43
Fri	43	44	46	47	46	47	49	49	50	54	58	62	60	54	50	48	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	48	48	47	47	46	46	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	47	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	44	46	49	48	47	48	48	49	52	57	62	63	54	47	45	44
Tue	43	44	51	53	49	48	48	48	48	51	56	67	68	58	49	44	43
Wed	43	44	48	52	50	49	48	48	49	53	58	68	68	59	51	47	43
Thu	42	44	47	49	50	47	48	48	49	52	56	64	63	52	48	46	43
Fri	43	44	46	47	46	47	49	49	50	54	58	62	60	54	50	48	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	48	48	47	47	46	46	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	47	46	43