Best Time to Drive from LAX to Whittier

Right now (6:20 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-105 East and I-605 North, usually 48 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

Minutes from LAX 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	27	29	39	45	41	40	42	40	45	54	68	75	71	57	40	33	29
Tue	27	30	41	54	46	42	42	44	46	59	68	77	79	67	46	33	28
Wed	27	30	42	52	47	40	40	41	42	52	67	76	76	60	46	36	28
Thu	27	30	40	48	44	42	43	43	48	57	65	72	74	57	41	34	28
Fri	28	30	41	42	39	41	44	45	48	56	66	64	56	47	41	36	29
Sat	28	28	28	29	31	30	33	33	35	38	39	42	41	39	35	31	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	31	32	31	30	31	31	31	32	31	28

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 27 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (42 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 27 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 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 27 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Whittier?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	39	45	41	40	42	40	45	54	68	75	71	57	40	33	29
Tue	27	30	41	54	46	42	42	44	46	59	68	77	79	67	46	33	28
Wed	27	30	42	52	47	40	40	41	42	52	67	76	76	60	46	36	28
Thu	27	30	40	48	44	42	43	43	48	57	65	72	74	57	41	34	28
Fri	28	30	41	42	39	41	44	45	48	56	66	64	56	47	41	36	29
Sat	28	28	28	29	31	30	33	33	35	38	39	42	41	39	35	31	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	31	32	31	30	31	31	31	32	31	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	39	45	41	40	42	40	45	54	68	75	71	57	40	33	29
Tue	27	30	41	54	46	42	42	44	46	59	68	77	79	67	46	33	28
Wed	27	30	42	52	47	40	40	41	42	52	67	76	76	60	46	36	28
Thu	27	30	40	48	44	42	43	43	48	57	65	72	74	57	41	34	28
Fri	28	30	41	42	39	41	44	45	48	56	66	64	56	47	41	36	29
Sat	28	28	28	29	31	30	33	33	35	38	39	42	41	39	35	31	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	31	32	31	30	31	31	31	32	31	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	39	45	41	40	42	40	45	54	68	75	71	57	40	33	29
Tue	27	30	41	54	46	42	42	44	46	59	68	77	79	67	46	33	28
Wed	27	30	42	52	47	40	40	41	42	52	67	76	76	60	46	36	28
Thu	27	30	40	48	44	42	43	43	48	57	65	72	74	57	41	34	28
Fri	28	30	41	42	39	41	44	45	48	56	66	64	56	47	41	36	29
Sat	28	28	28	29	31	30	33	33	35	38	39	42	41	39	35	31	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	31	32	31	30	31	31	31	32	31	28