Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Whittier

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 118 minutes via I-210 East and I-605 South, usually 100 at this time.

Only 8% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Palmdale to Whittier (via I-210 East and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (110 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 43 miles surface streets (66 to 83 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale 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 Palmdale to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 91 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Whittier?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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