Best Time to Drive from Porter Ranch to Whittier

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 75 minutes via I-5 South, usually 76 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Porter Ranch 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	48	59	67	74	69	68	67	67	69	78	86	91	86	77	60	50	47
Tue	45	61	76	87	84	74	66	66	70	84	97	103	95	85	68	53	47
Wed	45	58	74	87	87	69	66	65	69	80	85	90	86	78	65	56	48
Thu	45	58	72	77	80	71	67	71	77	91	98	103	100	88	65	59	48
Fri	45	56	68	75	69	65	66	76	87	97	97	99	99	83	68	61	49
Sat	47	47	50	54	58	62	67	69	74	77	77	73	77	71	66	62	50
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	56	63	70	71	74	72	72	70	70	66	63	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Porter Ranch to Whittier (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Porter Ranch to Whittier?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 45 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Porter Ranch to Whittier?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	67	74	69	68	67	67	69	78	86	91	86	77	60	50	47
Tue	45	61	76	87	84	74	66	66	70	84	97	103	95	85	68	53	47
Wed	45	58	74	87	87	69	66	65	69	80	85	90	86	78	65	56	48
Thu	45	58	72	77	80	71	67	71	77	91	98	103	100	88	65	59	48
Fri	45	56	68	75	69	65	66	76	87	97	97	99	99	83	68	61	49
Sat	47	47	50	54	58	62	67	69	74	77	77	73	77	71	66	62	50
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	56	63	70	71	74	72	72	70	70	66	63	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	67	74	69	68	67	67	69	78	86	91	86	77	60	50	47
Tue	45	61	76	87	84	74	66	66	70	84	97	103	95	85	68	53	47
Wed	45	58	74	87	87	69	66	65	69	80	85	90	86	78	65	56	48
Thu	45	58	72	77	80	71	67	71	77	91	98	103	100	88	65	59	48
Fri	45	56	68	75	69	65	66	76	87	97	97	99	99	83	68	61	49
Sat	47	47	50	54	58	62	67	69	74	77	77	73	77	71	66	62	50
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	56	63	70	71	74	72	72	70	70	66	63	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	67	74	69	68	67	67	69	78	86	91	86	77	60	50	47
Tue	45	61	76	87	84	74	66	66	70	84	97	103	95	85	68	53	47
Wed	45	58	74	87	87	69	66	65	69	80	85	90	86	78	65	56	48
Thu	45	58	72	77	80	71	67	71	77	91	98	103	100	88	65	59	48
Fri	45	56	68	75	69	65	66	76	87	97	97	99	99	83	68	61	49
Sat	47	47	50	54	58	62	67	69	74	77	77	73	77	71	66	62	50
Sun	46	46	47	47	48	56	63	70	71	74	72	72	70	70	66	63	50