Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Whittier

Right now (6:34 am PDT): about 49 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 49 at this time.

Only 22% 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	33	43	49	53	50	46	46	44	43	43	46	46	45	43	36	35	34
Tue	33	44	53	55	51	50	47	45	44	45	47	48	47	43	36	35	34
Wed	33	46	54	56	53	48	46	44	43	44	46	45	45	44	37	35	34
Thu	33	44	50	53	50	47	47	45	45	45	48	48	48	46	37	35	34
Fri	33	39	41	45	45	46	47	47	47	51	54	51	50	46	38	35	34
Sat	33	36	37	36	37	38	41	41	42	41	40	40	40	39	36	34	33
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	38	37	36	36	35	35	35	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Ontario to Whittier (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (42 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 35 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 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 33 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Whittier?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 56 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	33	43	49	53	50	46	46	44	43	43	46	46	45	43	36	35	34
Tue	33	44	53	55	51	50	47	45	44	45	47	48	47	43	36	35	34
Wed	33	46	54	56	53	48	46	44	43	44	46	45	45	44	37	35	34
Thu	33	44	50	53	50	47	47	45	45	45	48	48	48	46	37	35	34
Fri	33	39	41	45	45	46	47	47	47	51	54	51	50	46	38	35	34
Sat	33	36	37	36	37	38	41	41	42	41	40	40	40	39	36	34	33
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	38	37	36	36	35	35	35	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	49	53	50	46	46	44	43	43	46	46	45	43	36	35	34
Tue	33	44	53	55	51	50	47	45	44	45	47	48	47	43	36	35	34
Wed	33	46	54	56	53	48	46	44	43	44	46	45	45	44	37	35	34
Thu	33	44	50	53	50	47	47	45	45	45	48	48	48	46	37	35	34
Fri	33	39	41	45	45	46	47	47	47	51	54	51	50	46	38	35	34
Sat	33	36	37	36	37	38	41	41	42	41	40	40	40	39	36	34	33
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	38	37	36	36	35	35	35	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	49	53	50	46	46	44	43	43	46	46	45	43	36	35	34
Tue	33	44	53	55	51	50	47	45	44	45	47	48	47	43	36	35	34
Wed	33	46	54	56	53	48	46	44	43	44	46	45	45	44	37	35	34
Thu	33	44	50	53	50	47	47	45	45	45	48	48	48	46	37	35	34
Fri	33	39	41	45	45	46	47	47	47	51	54	51	50	46	38	35	34
Sat	33	36	37	36	37	38	41	41	42	41	40	40	40	39	36	34	33
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	38	37	36	36	35	35	35	36	34