Best Time to Drive from Upland to Whittier

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Upland 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	51	59	55	49	42	40	40	38	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	51	65	60	49	45	39	37	36	35	33	35	36	36	35	34	32
Wed	29	51	64	60	52	45	41	37	35	34	34	33	37	48	55	51	32
Thu	29	50	60	53	46	43	38	36	37	35	35	34	38	37	36	38	32
Fri	29	40	43	41	39	39	38	36	37	37	38	34	38	44	59	54	32
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	36	39	40	38	35	34	35	35	33	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	33	33	33	35	33	33	33	33	36	43	50	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Upland to Whittier (via I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (50 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland 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 Upland to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Whittier?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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

More drives

Whittier to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim · Upland to Santa Ana · Upland to Irvine · Upland to San Bernardino · Upland to Fontana · Upland to Moreno Valley · Upland to Huntington Beach · Upland to Glendale · Upland to Santa Clarita

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	51	59	55	49	42	40	40	38	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	51	65	60	49	45	39	37	36	35	33	35	36	36	35	34	32
Wed	29	51	64	60	52	45	41	37	35	34	34	33	37	48	55	51	32
Thu	29	50	60	53	46	43	38	36	37	35	35	34	38	37	36	38	32
Fri	29	40	43	41	39	39	38	36	37	37	38	34	38	44	59	54	32
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	36	39	40	38	35	34	35	35	33	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	33	33	33	35	33	33	33	33	36	43	50	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	51	59	55	49	42	40	40	38	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	51	65	60	49	45	39	37	36	35	33	35	36	36	35	34	32
Wed	29	51	64	60	52	45	41	37	35	34	34	33	37	48	55	51	32
Thu	29	50	60	53	46	43	38	36	37	35	35	34	38	37	36	38	32
Fri	29	40	43	41	39	39	38	36	37	37	38	34	38	44	59	54	32
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	36	39	40	38	35	34	35	35	33	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	33	33	33	35	33	33	33	33	36	43	50	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	51	59	55	49	42	40	40	38	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	51	65	60	49	45	39	37	36	35	33	35	36	36	35	34	32
Wed	29	51	64	60	52	45	41	37	35	34	34	33	37	48	55	51	32
Thu	29	50	60	53	46	43	38	36	37	35	35	34	38	37	36	38	32
Fri	29	40	43	41	39	39	38	36	37	37	38	34	38	44	59	54	32
Sat	30	31	31	31	32	33	36	39	40	38	35	34	35	35	33	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	33	33	33	35	33	33	33	33	36	43	50	34