Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Whittier
Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 67 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 74 at this time.
Only 7% 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 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 81 | 113 | 115 | 108 | 87 | 67 | 52 | 44 |
| Tue | 43 | 49 | 61 | 63 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 92 | 118 | 122 | 114 | 95 | 75 | 55 | 44 |
| Wed | 43 | 49 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 64 | 79 | 100 | 110 | 107 | 85 | 70 | 57 | 45 |
| Thu | 43 | 49 | 58 | 60 | 54 | 57 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 96 | 120 | 134 | 118 | 94 | 73 | 58 | 46 |
| Fri | 43 | 47 | 57 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 74 | 84 | 114 | 126 | 125 | 117 | 97 | 72 | 58 | 46 |
| Sat | 44 | 44 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 60 | 57 | 47 |
| Sun | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 48 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Northridge to Whittier (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).
About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge to central Whittier 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 Northridge to Whittier?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Northridge to Whittier?
The 44-mile drive usually takes 43 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Northridge to Whittier?
Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (1.2 miles)
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