Best Time to Drive from LGB to Whittier

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 26 minutes via I-605 North and SR-91 East, usually 26 at this time.

Only 9% 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 LGB 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	25	26	34	41	39	34	35	35	35	42	48	52	51	42	33	27	26
Tue	25	27	43	57	49	39	36	33	35	43	49	57	59	52	39	28	25
Wed	25	27	37	49	45	38	35	33	33	41	47	53	55	48	39	29	25
Thu	25	27	37	45	43	38	35	36	38	45	52	58	60	50	38	31	26
Fri	25	26	33	35	34	36	41	41	42	49	52	55	53	45	38	30	26
Sat	26	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	33	36	38	40	41	35	31	28	26
Sun	26	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from LGB to Whittier (via I-605 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 25 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Whittier?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	26	34	41	39	34	35	35	35	42	48	52	51	42	33	27	26
Tue	25	27	43	57	49	39	36	33	35	43	49	57	59	52	39	28	25
Wed	25	27	37	49	45	38	35	33	33	41	47	53	55	48	39	29	25
Thu	25	27	37	45	43	38	35	36	38	45	52	58	60	50	38	31	26
Fri	25	26	33	35	34	36	41	41	42	49	52	55	53	45	38	30	26
Sat	26	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	33	36	38	40	41	35	31	28	26
Sun	26	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	26	34	41	39	34	35	35	35	42	48	52	51	42	33	27	26
Tue	25	27	43	57	49	39	36	33	35	43	49	57	59	52	39	28	25
Wed	25	27	37	49	45	38	35	33	33	41	47	53	55	48	39	29	25
Thu	25	27	37	45	43	38	35	36	38	45	52	58	60	50	38	31	26
Fri	25	26	33	35	34	36	41	41	42	49	52	55	53	45	38	30	26
Sat	26	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	33	36	38	40	41	35	31	28	26
Sun	26	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	26	34	41	39	34	35	35	35	42	48	52	51	42	33	27	26
Tue	25	27	43	57	49	39	36	33	35	43	49	57	59	52	39	28	25
Wed	25	27	37	49	45	38	35	33	33	41	47	53	55	48	39	29	25
Thu	25	27	37	45	43	38	35	36	38	45	52	58	60	50	38	31	26
Fri	25	26	33	35	34	36	41	41	42	49	52	55	53	45	38	30	26
Sat	26	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	33	36	38	40	41	35	31	28	26
Sun	26	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	26