Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Whittier

Right now (7:50 pm PST): about 48 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 47 at this time.

Only 30% 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	47	90	92	90	77	69	66	57	54	54	57	54	54	51	48	47	46
Tue	46	92	90	83	75	69	65	58	54	53	56	57	56	52	47	47	46
Wed	47	93	87	82	77	63	62	57	55	54	54	52	57	52	48	47	46
Thu	49	88	84	79	69	65	63	58	55	54	57	56	59	53	49	47	45
Fri	46	64	65	62	60	61	60	57	57	57	60	60	59	57	51	47	46
Sat	46	49	49	48	49	54	57	55	55	54	52	51	52	50	48	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	53	54	51	49	48	47	47	47	48	48	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Riverside to Whittier (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 93 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 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (57 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 36 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 45 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 45 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Whittier?

Leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	90	92	90	77	69	66	57	54	54	57	54	54	51	48	47	46
Tue	46	92	90	83	75	69	65	58	54	53	56	57	56	52	47	47	46
Wed	47	93	87	82	77	63	62	57	55	54	54	52	57	52	48	47	46
Thu	49	88	84	79	69	65	63	58	55	54	57	56	59	53	49	47	45
Fri	46	64	65	62	60	61	60	57	57	57	60	60	59	57	51	47	46
Sat	46	49	49	48	49	54	57	55	55	54	52	51	52	50	48	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	53	54	51	49	48	47	47	47	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	90	92	90	77	69	66	57	54	54	57	54	54	51	48	47	46
Tue	46	92	90	83	75	69	65	58	54	53	56	57	56	52	47	47	46
Wed	47	93	87	82	77	63	62	57	55	54	54	52	57	52	48	47	46
Thu	49	88	84	79	69	65	63	58	55	54	57	56	59	53	49	47	45
Fri	46	64	65	62	60	61	60	57	57	57	60	60	59	57	51	47	46
Sat	46	49	49	48	49	54	57	55	55	54	52	51	52	50	48	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	53	54	51	49	48	47	47	47	48	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	90	92	90	77	69	66	57	54	54	57	54	54	51	48	47	46
Tue	46	92	90	83	75	69	65	58	54	53	56	57	56	52	47	47	46
Wed	47	93	87	82	77	63	62	57	55	54	54	52	57	52	48	47	46
Thu	49	88	84	79	69	65	63	58	55	54	57	56	59	53	49	47	45
Fri	46	64	65	62	60	61	60	57	57	57	60	60	59	57	51	47	46
Sat	46	49	49	48	49	54	57	55	55	54	52	51	52	50	48	47	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	53	54	51	49	48	47	47	47	48	48	45