Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Whittier

Right now (11:05 pm PDT): about 28 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South.

Only 33% 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 Claremont 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	26	52	62	52	49	41	36	36	33	31	31	31	30	29	28	28	27
Tue	26	52	65	57	47	40	37	33	34	31	31	32	34	33	29	29	28
Wed	27	50	65	57	50	43	38	35	33	31	32	31	35	41	46	45	29
Thu	26	50	61	52	46	40	36	34	34	31	32	32	35	34	32	33	29
Fri	26	37	41	38	36	37	35	33	33	33	38	32	36	40	49	48	29
Sat	27	28	28	29	30	30	33	34	37	36	31	31	32	32	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	28	28	28	29	30	30	33	30	30	29	30	32	37	39	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Claremont to Whittier (via I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) to central Whittier (Painter 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 Claremont to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Claremont to Whittier?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 26 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Whittier?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	52	62	52	49	41	36	36	33	31	31	31	30	29	28	28	27
Tue	26	52	65	57	47	40	37	33	34	31	31	32	34	33	29	29	28
Wed	27	50	65	57	50	43	38	35	33	31	32	31	35	41	46	45	29
Thu	26	50	61	52	46	40	36	34	34	31	32	32	35	34	32	33	29
Fri	26	37	41	38	36	37	35	33	33	33	38	32	36	40	49	48	29
Sat	27	28	28	29	30	30	33	34	37	36	31	31	32	32	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	28	28	28	29	30	30	33	30	30	29	30	32	37	39	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	52	62	52	49	41	36	36	33	31	31	31	30	29	28	28	27
Tue	26	52	65	57	47	40	37	33	34	31	31	32	34	33	29	29	28
Wed	27	50	65	57	50	43	38	35	33	31	32	31	35	41	46	45	29
Thu	26	50	61	52	46	40	36	34	34	31	32	32	35	34	32	33	29
Fri	26	37	41	38	36	37	35	33	33	33	38	32	36	40	49	48	29
Sat	27	28	28	29	30	30	33	34	37	36	31	31	32	32	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	28	28	28	29	30	30	33	30	30	29	30	32	37	39	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	52	62	52	49	41	36	36	33	31	31	31	30	29	28	28	27
Tue	26	52	65	57	47	40	37	33	34	31	31	32	34	33	29	29	28
Wed	27	50	65	57	50	43	38	35	33	31	32	31	35	41	46	45	29
Thu	26	50	61	52	46	40	36	34	34	31	32	32	35	34	32	33	29
Fri	26	37	41	38	36	37	35	33	33	33	38	32	36	40	49	48	29
Sat	27	28	28	29	30	30	33	34	37	36	31	31	32	32	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	28	28	28	29	30	30	33	30	30	29	30	32	37	39	32