Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Whittier

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 40 minutes via SR-91 East and I-605 North, usually 37 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Torrance 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	35	35	34	34	34	35	38	48	53	53	44	34	31	30
Tue	29	31	37	42	39	37	37	37	38	49	65	77	77	60	38	32	30
Wed	29	31	35	42	39	37	37	37	38	48	65	75	75	60	41	32	30
Thu	29	31	34	38	38	37	37	37	39	49	65	72	74	55	39	33	30
Fri	29	31	34	36	37	37	39	40	44	59	70	70	64	50	38	33	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	35	35	35	34	33	32	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Torrance to Whittier (via SR-91 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 79 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance (Opal Street) 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 Torrance 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 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 29 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Whittier?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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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	35	35	34	34	34	35	38	48	53	53	44	34	31	30
Tue	29	31	37	42	39	37	37	37	38	49	65	77	77	60	38	32	30
Wed	29	31	35	42	39	37	37	37	38	48	65	75	75	60	41	32	30
Thu	29	31	34	38	38	37	37	37	39	49	65	72	74	55	39	33	30
Fri	29	31	34	36	37	37	39	40	44	59	70	70	64	50	38	33	30
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Tue	29	31	37	42	39	37	37	37	38	49	65	77	77	60	38	32	30
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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	35	35	34	34	34	35	38	48	53	53	44	34	31	30
Tue	29	31	37	42	39	37	37	37	38	49	65	77	77	60	38	32	30
Wed	29	31	35	42	39	37	37	37	38	48	65	75	75	60	41	32	30
Thu	29	31	34	38	38	37	37	37	39	49	65	72	74	55	39	33	30
Fri	29	31	34	36	37	37	39	40	44	59	70	70	64	50	38	33	30
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