Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Whittier

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Riverside 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	51	88	88	88	75	65	66	58	54	54	58	55	55	53	48	47	47
Tue	47	89	86	79	70	68	67	57	54	53	56	58	56	52	47	47	46
Wed	50	92	89	84	83	66	85	67	55	56	54	54	59	55	48	47	46
Thu	49	86	83	81	75	69	63	60	56	55	58	57	61	54	50	47	46
Fri	47	63	65	63	61	62	61	58	58	57	63	62	60	54	50	46	46
Sat	46	49	49	48	50	57	62	58	58	55	53	52	51	51	47	46	45
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	50	56	58	52	49	48	47	47	47	47	48	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Riverside to Whittier (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (16 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside 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 Riverside to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 46 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Whittier?

Leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (19 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (14 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	88	88	88	75	65	66	58	54	54	58	55	55	53	48	47	47
Tue	47	89	86	79	70	68	67	57	54	53	56	58	56	52	47	47	46
Wed	50	92	89	84	83	66	85	67	55	56	54	54	59	55	48	47	46
Thu	49	86	83	81	75	69	63	60	56	55	58	57	61	54	50	47	46
Fri	47	63	65	63	61	62	61	58	58	57	63	62	60	54	50	46	46
Sat	46	49	49	48	50	57	62	58	58	55	53	52	51	51	47	46	45
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	50	56	58	52	49	48	47	47	47	47	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	88	88	88	75	65	66	58	54	54	58	55	55	53	48	47	47
Tue	47	89	86	79	70	68	67	57	54	53	56	58	56	52	47	47	46
Wed	50	92	89	84	83	66	85	67	55	56	54	54	59	55	48	47	46
Thu	49	86	83	81	75	69	63	60	56	55	58	57	61	54	50	47	46
Fri	47	63	65	63	61	62	61	58	58	57	63	62	60	54	50	46	46
Sat	46	49	49	48	50	57	62	58	58	55	53	52	51	51	47	46	45
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	50	56	58	52	49	48	47	47	47	47	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	88	88	88	75	65	66	58	54	54	58	55	55	53	48	47	47
Tue	47	89	86	79	70	68	67	57	54	53	56	58	56	52	47	47	46
Wed	50	92	89	84	83	66	85	67	55	56	54	54	59	55	48	47	46
Thu	49	86	83	81	75	69	63	60	56	55	58	57	61	54	50	47	46
Fri	47	63	65	63	61	62	61	58	58	57	63	62	60	54	50	46	46
Sat	46	49	49	48	50	57	62	58	58	55	53	52	51	51	47	46	45
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	50	56	58	52	49	48	47	47	47	47	48	46