Best Time to Drive from Corona to Whittier

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-71 South and SR-60 West, usually 50 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Corona 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	39	85	107	95	75	58	58	50	46	47	49	52	51	45	41	41	39
Tue	38	85	102	87	73	62	57	49	47	47	52	54	52	47	41	41	40
Wed	39	88	94	93	80	59	56	50	46	47	51	51	52	48	41	41	39
Thu	39	83	99	88	72	60	56	51	49	49	53	55	56	49	43	41	39
Fri	39	58	61	56	52	54	52	50	51	56	59	57	57	50	43	41	39
Sat	40	43	43	42	43	52	58	54	56	54	50	52	49	44	41	40	39
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	43	52	54	49	45	42	41	41	41	41	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Corona to Whittier (via SR-71 South and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 38 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Whittier?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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

More drives

Whittier to Corona (return trip) · Corona to Los Angeles · Corona to Santa Monica · Corona to Pasadena · Corona to Long Beach · Corona to West Covina · Corona to Burbank · Corona to Glendale · Corona to Santa Clarita · Corona to Van Nuys · Corona to Torrance · Corona to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	85	107	95	75	58	58	50	46	47	49	52	51	45	41	41	39
Tue	38	85	102	87	73	62	57	49	47	47	52	54	52	47	41	41	40
Wed	39	88	94	93	80	59	56	50	46	47	51	51	52	48	41	41	39
Thu	39	83	99	88	72	60	56	51	49	49	53	55	56	49	43	41	39
Fri	39	58	61	56	52	54	52	50	51	56	59	57	57	50	43	41	39
Sat	40	43	43	42	43	52	58	54	56	54	50	52	49	44	41	40	39
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	43	52	54	49	45	42	41	41	41	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	85	107	95	75	58	58	50	46	47	49	52	51	45	41	41	39
Tue	38	85	102	87	73	62	57	49	47	47	52	54	52	47	41	41	40
Wed	39	88	94	93	80	59	56	50	46	47	51	51	52	48	41	41	39
Thu	39	83	99	88	72	60	56	51	49	49	53	55	56	49	43	41	39
Fri	39	58	61	56	52	54	52	50	51	56	59	57	57	50	43	41	39
Sat	40	43	43	42	43	52	58	54	56	54	50	52	49	44	41	40	39
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	43	52	54	49	45	42	41	41	41	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	85	107	95	75	58	58	50	46	47	49	52	51	45	41	41	39
Tue	38	85	102	87	73	62	57	49	47	47	52	54	52	47	41	41	40
Wed	39	88	94	93	80	59	56	50	46	47	51	51	52	48	41	41	39
Thu	39	83	99	88	72	60	56	51	49	49	53	55	56	49	43	41	39
Fri	39	58	61	56	52	54	52	50	51	56	59	57	57	50	43	41	39
Sat	40	43	43	42	43	52	58	54	56	54	50	52	49	44	41	40	39
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	43	52	54	49	45	42	41	41	41	41	41	39