Best Time to Drive from Rialto to Whittier

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-210 West and I-605 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Rialto 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	49	77	75	74	63	60	55	54	54	52	52	52	54	51	49	49	49
Tue	49	81	83	85	70	60	56	53	53	52	51	52	54	52	49	49	48
Wed	48	86	86	86	71	62	57	55	53	56	53	53	56	54	50	50	48
Thu	50	84	89	83	66	61	56	53	53	54	53	54	55	56	51	50	48
Fri	49	63	64	68	60	58	56	54	53	53	55	58	60	61	51	49	49
Sat	48	50	50	51	51	53	55	55	56	54	56	55	53	54	51	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	53	57	56	57	53	53	52	52	53	53	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Rialto to Whittier (via I-210 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rialto 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 Rialto to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 48 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rialto to Whittier?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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

More drives

Whittier to Rialto (return trip) · Rialto to Los Angeles · Rialto to Long Beach · Rialto to Anaheim · Rialto to Riverside · Rialto to Santa Ana · Rialto to Irvine · Rialto to Moreno Valley · Rialto to Huntington Beach · Rialto to Glendale · Rialto to Santa Clarita · Rialto to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	77	75	74	63	60	55	54	54	52	52	52	54	51	49	49	49
Tue	49	81	83	85	70	60	56	53	53	52	51	52	54	52	49	49	48
Wed	48	86	86	86	71	62	57	55	53	56	53	53	56	54	50	50	48
Thu	50	84	89	83	66	61	56	53	53	54	53	54	55	56	51	50	48
Fri	49	63	64	68	60	58	56	54	53	53	55	58	60	61	51	49	49
Sat	48	50	50	51	51	53	55	55	56	54	56	55	53	54	51	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	53	57	56	57	53	53	52	52	53	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	77	75	74	63	60	55	54	54	52	52	52	54	51	49	49	49
Tue	49	81	83	85	70	60	56	53	53	52	51	52	54	52	49	49	48
Wed	48	86	86	86	71	62	57	55	53	56	53	53	56	54	50	50	48
Thu	50	84	89	83	66	61	56	53	53	54	53	54	55	56	51	50	48
Fri	49	63	64	68	60	58	56	54	53	53	55	58	60	61	51	49	49
Sat	48	50	50	51	51	53	55	55	56	54	56	55	53	54	51	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	53	57	56	57	53	53	52	52	53	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	77	75	74	63	60	55	54	54	52	52	52	54	51	49	49	49
Tue	49	81	83	85	70	60	56	53	53	52	51	52	54	52	49	49	48
Wed	48	86	86	86	71	62	57	55	53	56	53	53	56	54	50	50	48
Thu	50	84	89	83	66	61	56	53	53	54	53	54	55	56	51	50	48
Fri	49	63	64	68	60	58	56	54	53	53	55	58	60	61	51	49	49
Sat	48	50	50	51	51	53	55	55	56	54	56	55	53	54	51	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	49	50	50	53	57	56	57	53	53	52	52	53	53	48