Best Time to Drive from ONT to Whittier

Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 49 at this time.

Only 25% 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 ONT 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	35	77	77	78	66	56	57	48	45	45	49	44	44	43	39	38	36
Tue	35	79	74	72	61	59	57	48	44	44	46	48	44	42	38	37	37
Wed	35	82	77	74	76	60	54	51	44	48	44	45	48	46	38	38	36
Thu	35	77	74	73	67	58	56	49	47	46	47	48	50	47	40	38	36
Fri	35	52	53	54	50	52	51	47	46	48	50	51	50	47	41	37	36
Sat	36	40	39	39	39	44	52	46	49	46	44	42	43	42	39	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	39	48	48	43	40	37	37	37	37	38	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from ONT to Whittier (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (18 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) 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 ONT to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 35 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to Whittier?

Leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Whittier to ONT (return trip) · ONT to Los Angeles · ONT to Santa Monica · ONT to Pasadena · ONT to Long Beach · ONT to West Covina · ONT to Burbank · ONT to Glendale · ONT to Santa Clarita · ONT to Van Nuys · ONT to Torrance · ONT to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	77	77	78	66	56	57	48	45	45	49	44	44	43	39	38	36
Tue	35	79	74	72	61	59	57	48	44	44	46	48	44	42	38	37	37
Wed	35	82	77	74	76	60	54	51	44	48	44	45	48	46	38	38	36
Thu	35	77	74	73	67	58	56	49	47	46	47	48	50	47	40	38	36
Fri	35	52	53	54	50	52	51	47	46	48	50	51	50	47	41	37	36
Sat	36	40	39	39	39	44	52	46	49	46	44	42	43	42	39	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	39	48	48	43	40	37	37	37	37	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	77	77	78	66	56	57	48	45	45	49	44	44	43	39	38	36
Tue	35	79	74	72	61	59	57	48	44	44	46	48	44	42	38	37	37
Wed	35	82	77	74	76	60	54	51	44	48	44	45	48	46	38	38	36
Thu	35	77	74	73	67	58	56	49	47	46	47	48	50	47	40	38	36
Fri	35	52	53	54	50	52	51	47	46	48	50	51	50	47	41	37	36
Sat	36	40	39	39	39	44	52	46	49	46	44	42	43	42	39	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	39	48	48	43	40	37	37	37	37	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	77	77	78	66	56	57	48	45	45	49	44	44	43	39	38	36
Tue	35	79	74	72	61	59	57	48	44	44	46	48	44	42	38	37	37
Wed	35	82	77	74	76	60	54	51	44	48	44	45	48	46	38	38	36
Thu	35	77	74	73	67	58	56	49	47	46	47	48	50	47	40	38	36
Fri	35	52	53	54	50	52	51	47	46	48	50	51	50	47	41	37	36
Sat	36	40	39	39	39	44	52	46	49	46	44	42	43	42	39	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	37	37	39	48	48	43	40	37	37	37	37	38	38	36