Best Time to Drive from Corona to Whittier

Right now (9:01 am PDT): about 38 minutes via SR-71 South and SR-60 West, usually 38 at this time.

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Corona to Whittier (via SR-71 South and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

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	36	46	50	50	46	42	42	40	40	40	41	42	41	39	37	37	37
Tue	36	48	57	55	48	43	42	40	40	41	43	45	44	41	37	37	37
Wed	36	49	55	54	50	43	42	40	40	40	42	42	44	41	37	37	37
Thu	36	48	55	54	46	43	42	41	41	42	44	45	46	42	37	37	36
Fri	37	42	43	42	41	42	42	42	42	44	46	47	47	42	38	37	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	41	44	44	45	44	42	41	40	38	37	37	36
Sun	37	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	41	40	39	38	38	37	37	38	37

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. Surface streets at each end are estimated.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Corona to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 36 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Whittier?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	50	50	46	42	42	40	40	40	41	42	41	39	37	37	37
Tue	36	48	57	55	48	43	42	40	40	41	43	45	44	41	37	37	37
Wed	36	49	55	54	50	43	42	40	40	40	42	42	44	41	37	37	37
Thu	36	48	55	54	46	43	42	41	41	42	44	45	46	42	37	37	36
Fri	37	42	43	42	41	42	42	42	42	44	46	47	47	42	38	37	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	41	44	44	45	44	42	41	40	38	37	37	36
Sun	37	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	41	40	39	38	38	37	37	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	50	50	46	42	42	40	40	40	41	42	41	39	37	37	37
Tue	36	48	57	55	48	43	42	40	40	41	43	45	44	41	37	37	37
Wed	36	49	55	54	50	43	42	40	40	40	42	42	44	41	37	37	37
Thu	36	48	55	54	46	43	42	41	41	42	44	45	46	42	37	37	36
Fri	37	42	43	42	41	42	42	42	42	44	46	47	47	42	38	37	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	41	44	44	45	44	42	41	40	38	37	37	36
Sun	37	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	41	40	39	38	38	37	37	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	50	50	46	42	42	40	40	40	41	42	41	39	37	37	37
Tue	36	48	57	55	48	43	42	40	40	41	43	45	44	41	37	37	37
Wed	36	49	55	54	50	43	42	40	40	40	42	42	44	41	37	37	37
Thu	36	48	55	54	46	43	42	41	41	42	44	45	46	42	37	37	36
Fri	37	42	43	42	41	42	42	42	42	44	46	47	47	42	38	37	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	41	44	44	45	44	42	41	40	38	37	37	36
Sun	37	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	41	40	39	38	38	37	37	38	37