Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from LAX to Whittier
Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via I-105 East and I-605 North, usually 87 at this time.
Only 3% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 28 | 30 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 70 | 57 | 42 | 31 | 28 |
| Tue | 28 | 33 | 66 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 49 | 42 | 49 | 67 | 84 | 94 | 93 | 79 | 56 | 34 | 28 |
| Wed | 28 | 33 | 60 | 68 | 62 | 55 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 60 | 67 | 77 | 76 | 66 | 51 | 34 | 28 |
| Thu | 28 | 34 | 60 | 66 | 63 | 52 | 47 | 50 | 58 | 73 | 84 | 92 | 90 | 74 | 57 | 39 | 30 |
| Fri | 28 | 31 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 68 | 79 | 87 | 88 | 82 | 69 | 53 | 36 | 29 |
| Sat | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 49 | 38 | 32 | 30 |
| Sun | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 27-mile drive from LAX to Whittier (via I-105 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).
About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX to Whittier?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from LAX to Whittier?
The 27-mile drive usually takes 28 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from LAX to Whittier?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-105 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (3 miles)
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