Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Whittier

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 37 minutes via SR-91 East and I-110 North and I-605 North, usually 35 at this time.

Only 7% 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 San Pedro 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	29	30	32	34	34	33	34	33	34	37	43	48	48	41	33	30	29
Tue	29	30	36	40	37	36	36	36	37	46	59	69	69	53	36	31	29
Wed	29	30	35	39	37	36	36	36	37	45	59	66	67	54	38	32	30
Thu	29	30	34	37	37	36	36	36	38	46	59	64	66	50	37	33	30
Fri	29	31	33	35	36	36	38	38	42	53	63	61	56	45	36	32	30
Sat	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	34	33	32	31	30	30
Sun	30	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from San Pedro to Whittier (via SR-91 East and I-110 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro 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 San Pedro to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Pedro to Whittier?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Whittier?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Whittier to San Pedro (return trip) · San Pedro to Los Angeles · San Pedro to Long Beach · San Pedro to Anaheim · San Pedro to Riverside · San Pedro to Santa Ana · San Pedro to Irvine · San Pedro to San Bernardino · San Pedro to Fontana · San Pedro to Oxnard · San Pedro to Moreno Valley · San Pedro to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	32	34	34	33	34	33	34	37	43	48	48	41	33	30	29
Tue	29	30	36	40	37	36	36	36	37	46	59	69	69	53	36	31	29
Wed	29	30	35	39	37	36	36	36	37	45	59	66	67	54	38	32	30
Thu	29	30	34	37	37	36	36	36	38	46	59	64	66	50	37	33	30
Fri	29	31	33	35	36	36	38	38	42	53	63	61	56	45	36	32	30
Sat	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	34	33	32	31	30	30
Sun	30	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	32	34	34	33	34	33	34	37	43	48	48	41	33	30	29
Tue	29	30	36	40	37	36	36	36	37	46	59	69	69	53	36	31	29
Wed	29	30	35	39	37	36	36	36	37	45	59	66	67	54	38	32	30
Thu	29	30	34	37	37	36	36	36	38	46	59	64	66	50	37	33	30
Fri	29	31	33	35	36	36	38	38	42	53	63	61	56	45	36	32	30
Sat	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	34	33	32	31	30	30
Sun	30	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	32	34	34	33	34	33	34	37	43	48	48	41	33	30	29
Tue	29	30	36	40	37	36	36	36	37	46	59	69	69	53	36	31	29
Wed	29	30	35	39	37	36	36	36	37	45	59	66	67	54	38	32	30
Thu	29	30	34	37	37	36	36	36	38	46	59	64	66	50	37	33	30
Fri	29	31	33	35	36	36	38	38	42	53	63	61	56	45	36	32	30
Sat	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	34	33	32	31	30	30
Sun	30	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30