Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Whittier

Right now (9:35 am PDT): about 70 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 62 at this time.

Only 39% 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.

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Riverside to Whittier (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 (55 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Whittier to Riverside

Freeway, about 33 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 16 to 27 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Whittier (Painter Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	49	61	65	66	62	59	59	56	55	56	58	56	57	53	48	47	46
Tue	45	62	66	67	63	62	59	57	56	56	58	59	59	55	48	46	46
Wed	48	69	69	67	65	60	58	56	55	56	57	56	58	54	48	47	46
Thu	49	62	64	65	62	60	59	57	57	57	59	59	61	56	48	47	46
Fri	48	57	55	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	63	60	59	55	49	47	46
Sat	45	48	49	49	49	51	55	54	54	53	52	53	52	51	48	46	45
Sun	45	45	46	46	47	48	50	52	51	50	49	48	48	48	49	48	46

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 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 45 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Whittier?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

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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	49	61	65	66	62	59	59	56	55	56	58	56	57	53	48	47	46
Tue	45	62	66	67	63	62	59	57	56	56	58	59	59	55	48	46	46
Wed	48	69	69	67	65	60	58	56	55	56	57	56	58	54	48	47	46
Thu	49	62	64	65	62	60	59	57	57	57	59	59	61	56	48	47	46
Fri	48	57	55	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	63	60	59	55	49	47	46
Sat	45	48	49	49	49	51	55	54	54	53	52	53	52	51	48	46	45
Sun	45	45	46	46	47	48	50	52	51	50	49	48	48	48	49	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	65	66	62	59	59	56	55	56	58	56	57	53	48	47	46
Tue	45	62	66	67	63	62	59	57	56	56	58	59	59	55	48	46	46
Wed	48	69	69	67	65	60	58	56	55	56	57	56	58	54	48	47	46
Thu	49	62	64	65	62	60	59	57	57	57	59	59	61	56	48	47	46
Fri	48	57	55	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	63	60	59	55	49	47	46
Sat	45	48	49	49	49	51	55	54	54	53	52	53	52	51	48	46	45
Sun	45	45	46	46	47	48	50	52	51	50	49	48	48	48	49	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	65	66	62	59	59	56	55	56	58	56	57	53	48	47	46
Tue	45	62	66	67	63	62	59	57	56	56	58	59	59	55	48	46	46
Wed	48	69	69	67	65	60	58	56	55	56	57	56	58	54	48	47	46
Thu	49	62	64	65	62	60	59	57	57	57	59	59	61	56	48	47	46
Fri	48	57	55	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	63	60	59	55	49	47	46
Sat	45	48	49	49	49	51	55	54	54	53	52	53	52	51	48	46	45
Sun	45	45	46	46	47	48	50	52	51	50	49	48	48	48	49	48	46