Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Whittier

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 50 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Hollywood 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	32	35	41	41	36	38	48	44	51	53	77	88	87	73	47	33	30
Tue	29	32	46	48	37	39	41	44	43	62	82	96	92	75	57	39	30
Wed	29	31	50	49	37	35	40	44	47	64	78	89	89	74	61	40	30
Thu	29	32	46	48	36	41	47	50	59	66	91	100	96	83	55	40	32
Fri	29	30	47	55	48	43	45	51	65	75	91	90	88	77	57	45	31
Sat	29	29	30	35	40	39	48	49	56	60	63	59	57	48	43	43	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	32	39	41	50	50	56	55	52	48	45	45	44	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Hollywood to Whittier (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (17 to 57 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood (North Cahuenga Boulevard) 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 Hollywood to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 29 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Whittier?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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More drives

Whittier to Hollywood (return trip) · Hollywood to Los Angeles · Hollywood to Santa Monica · Hollywood to Pasadena · Hollywood to Long Beach · Hollywood to West Covina · Hollywood to Santa Clarita · Hollywood to Van Nuys · Hollywood to Torrance · Hollywood to El Monte · Hollywood to Downey · Hollywood to Thousand Oaks

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	41	41	36	38	48	44	51	53	77	88	87	73	47	33	30
Tue	29	32	46	48	37	39	41	44	43	62	82	96	92	75	57	39	30
Wed	29	31	50	49	37	35	40	44	47	64	78	89	89	74	61	40	30
Thu	29	32	46	48	36	41	47	50	59	66	91	100	96	83	55	40	32
Fri	29	30	47	55	48	43	45	51	65	75	91	90	88	77	57	45	31
Sat	29	29	30	35	40	39	48	49	56	60	63	59	57	48	43	43	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	32	39	41	50	50	56	55	52	48	45	45	44	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	41	41	36	38	48	44	51	53	77	88	87	73	47	33	30
Tue	29	32	46	48	37	39	41	44	43	62	82	96	92	75	57	39	30
Wed	29	31	50	49	37	35	40	44	47	64	78	89	89	74	61	40	30
Thu	29	32	46	48	36	41	47	50	59	66	91	100	96	83	55	40	32
Fri	29	30	47	55	48	43	45	51	65	75	91	90	88	77	57	45	31
Sat	29	29	30	35	40	39	48	49	56	60	63	59	57	48	43	43	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	32	39	41	50	50	56	55	52	48	45	45	44	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	41	41	36	38	48	44	51	53	77	88	87	73	47	33	30
Tue	29	32	46	48	37	39	41	44	43	62	82	96	92	75	57	39	30
Wed	29	31	50	49	37	35	40	44	47	64	78	89	89	74	61	40	30
Thu	29	32	46	48	36	41	47	50	59	66	91	100	96	83	55	40	32
Fri	29	30	47	55	48	43	45	51	65	75	91	90	88	77	57	45	31
Sat	29	29	30	35	40	39	48	49	56	60	63	59	57	48	43	43	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	32	39	41	50	50	56	55	52	48	45	45	44	33