Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Whittier

Right now (4:05 am PDT): about 34 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 33 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Ontario 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	32	73	73	75	64	53	54	46	41	42	46	43	41	43	37	35	34
Tue	33	77	70	68	58	56	54	46	42	41	44	46	42	39	35	35	34
Wed	33	78	74	73	73	57	52	50	42	45	42	43	43	44	36	36	34
Thu	33	74	72	71	65	55	54	47	44	44	45	47	48	46	38	36	34
Fri	33	50	50	51	46	47	48	44	43	45	49	51	50	44	39	35	34
Sat	34	37	37	36	37	42	51	44	47	43	41	39	40	40	36	34	34
Sun	34	33	34	35	35	36	45	46	40	37	35	34	34	34	35	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Ontario to Whittier (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 78 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (19 to 43 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 32 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Whittier?

Leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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

More drives

Whittier to Ontario (return trip) · Ontario to Los Angeles · Ontario to Santa Monica · Ontario to Pasadena · Ontario to Long Beach · Ontario to West Covina · Ontario to Burbank · Ontario to Glendale · Ontario to Santa Clarita · Ontario to Van Nuys · Ontario to Torrance · Ontario 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	32	73	73	75	64	53	54	46	41	42	46	43	41	43	37	35	34
Tue	33	77	70	68	58	56	54	46	42	41	44	46	42	39	35	35	34
Wed	33	78	74	73	73	57	52	50	42	45	42	43	43	44	36	36	34
Thu	33	74	72	71	65	55	54	47	44	44	45	47	48	46	38	36	34
Fri	33	50	50	51	46	47	48	44	43	45	49	51	50	44	39	35	34
Sat	34	37	37	36	37	42	51	44	47	43	41	39	40	40	36	34	34
Sun	34	33	34	35	35	36	45	46	40	37	35	34	34	34	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	73	73	75	64	53	54	46	41	42	46	43	41	43	37	35	34
Tue	33	77	70	68	58	56	54	46	42	41	44	46	42	39	35	35	34
Wed	33	78	74	73	73	57	52	50	42	45	42	43	43	44	36	36	34
Thu	33	74	72	71	65	55	54	47	44	44	45	47	48	46	38	36	34
Fri	33	50	50	51	46	47	48	44	43	45	49	51	50	44	39	35	34
Sat	34	37	37	36	37	42	51	44	47	43	41	39	40	40	36	34	34
Sun	34	33	34	35	35	36	45	46	40	37	35	34	34	34	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	73	73	75	64	53	54	46	41	42	46	43	41	43	37	35	34
Tue	33	77	70	68	58	56	54	46	42	41	44	46	42	39	35	35	34
Wed	33	78	74	73	73	57	52	50	42	45	42	43	43	44	36	36	34
Thu	33	74	72	71	65	55	54	47	44	44	45	47	48	46	38	36	34
Fri	33	50	50	51	46	47	48	44	43	45	49	51	50	44	39	35	34
Sat	34	37	37	36	37	42	51	44	47	43	41	39	40	40	36	34	34
Sun	34	33	34	35	35	36	45	46	40	37	35	34	34	34	35	35	34