Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Whittier

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-5 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Canyon Country 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	52	67	82	79	69	69	68	67	70	80	90	95	89	76	60	54	51
Tue	49	76	100	96	80	72	66	67	72	86	99	108	99	85	66	56	51
Wed	49	67	88	87	80	67	66	65	70	81	88	93	88	77	64	57	51
Thu	50	71	93	81	74	70	69	71	77	93	100	105	100	84	63	59	52
Fri	50	65	76	74	69	66	68	76	87	100	97	96	96	82	67	62	53
Sat	51	53	54	58	62	64	67	70	75	78	79	74	76	71	64	61	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	53	58	62	68	69	70	68	68	65	67	63	62	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Canyon Country to Whittier (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Whittier?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 49 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Whittier?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (38 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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More drives

Whittier to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Long Beach · Canyon Country to Anaheim · Canyon Country to Riverside · Canyon Country to Santa Ana · Canyon Country to Irvine · Canyon Country to Fontana · Canyon Country to Huntington Beach · Canyon Country to Glendale · Canyon Country to Garden Grove · Canyon Country to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	67	82	79	69	69	68	67	70	80	90	95	89	76	60	54	51
Tue	49	76	100	96	80	72	66	67	72	86	99	108	99	85	66	56	51
Wed	49	67	88	87	80	67	66	65	70	81	88	93	88	77	64	57	51
Thu	50	71	93	81	74	70	69	71	77	93	100	105	100	84	63	59	52
Fri	50	65	76	74	69	66	68	76	87	100	97	96	96	82	67	62	53
Sat	51	53	54	58	62	64	67	70	75	78	79	74	76	71	64	61	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	53	58	62	68	69	70	68	68	65	67	63	62	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	67	82	79	69	69	68	67	70	80	90	95	89	76	60	54	51
Tue	49	76	100	96	80	72	66	67	72	86	99	108	99	85	66	56	51
Wed	49	67	88	87	80	67	66	65	70	81	88	93	88	77	64	57	51
Thu	50	71	93	81	74	70	69	71	77	93	100	105	100	84	63	59	52
Fri	50	65	76	74	69	66	68	76	87	100	97	96	96	82	67	62	53
Sat	51	53	54	58	62	64	67	70	75	78	79	74	76	71	64	61	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	53	58	62	68	69	70	68	68	65	67	63	62	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	67	82	79	69	69	68	67	70	80	90	95	89	76	60	54	51
Tue	49	76	100	96	80	72	66	67	72	86	99	108	99	85	66	56	51
Wed	49	67	88	87	80	67	66	65	70	81	88	93	88	77	64	57	51
Thu	50	71	93	81	74	70	69	71	77	93	100	105	100	84	63	59	52
Fri	50	65	76	74	69	66	68	76	87	100	97	96	96	82	67	62	53
Sat	51	53	54	58	62	64	67	70	75	78	79	74	76	71	64	61	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	53	58	62	68	69	70	68	68	65	67	63	62	52