Best Time to Drive from Compton to Whittier

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-605 North and SR-91 East, usually 44 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Compton 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	21	22	28	33	32	29	30	29	30	33	39	42	40	33	27	23	22
Tue	21	23	34	42	38	32	29	27	28	34	41	45	46	41	31	24	22
Wed	21	23	30	38	35	30	28	27	27	33	37	40	42	38	32	25	21
Thu	21	23	30	35	33	31	29	29	31	35	41	45	47	40	31	25	22
Fri	21	22	27	29	28	29	33	33	33	38	41	43	41	35	31	25	22
Sat	22	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	27	29	30	32	32	28	26	23	22
Sun	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Compton to Whittier (via I-605 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 21 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Whittier?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	22	28	33	32	29	30	29	30	33	39	42	40	33	27	23	22
Tue	21	23	34	42	38	32	29	27	28	34	41	45	46	41	31	24	22
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Tue	21	23	34	42	38	32	29	27	28	34	41	45	46	41	31	24	22
Wed	21	23	30	38	35	30	28	27	27	33	37	40	42	38	32	25	21
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