Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Whittier

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-5 South, usually 80 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Valencia 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	53	64	81	80	69	68	67	67	70	81	90	93	88	75	59	54	51
Tue	50	73	101	104	81	72	67	68	71	86	100	107	98	83	65	57	52
Wed	49	63	78	83	82	70	67	67	72	86	92	96	93	82	66	58	51
Thu	51	67	97	97	77	69	68	72	77	94	101	106	102	84	62	59	52
Fri	50	63	71	74	69	67	70	77	88	100	98	96	95	80	66	61	55
Sat	52	54	55	58	64	66	70	73	81	81	83	77	77	71	65	61	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	53	58	62	67	69	70	69	68	65	67	65	62	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Valencia to Whittier (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 49 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Whittier?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (48 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	64	81	80	69	68	67	67	70	81	90	93	88	75	59	54	51
Tue	50	73	101	104	81	72	67	68	71	86	100	107	98	83	65	57	52
Wed	49	63	78	83	82	70	67	67	72	86	92	96	93	82	66	58	51
Thu	51	67	97	97	77	69	68	72	77	94	101	106	102	84	62	59	52
Fri	50	63	71	74	69	67	70	77	88	100	98	96	95	80	66	61	55
Sat	52	54	55	58	64	66	70	73	81	81	83	77	77	71	65	61	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	53	58	62	67	69	70	69	68	65	67	65	62	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	64	81	80	69	68	67	67	70	81	90	93	88	75	59	54	51
Tue	50	73	101	104	81	72	67	68	71	86	100	107	98	83	65	57	52
Wed	49	63	78	83	82	70	67	67	72	86	92	96	93	82	66	58	51
Thu	51	67	97	97	77	69	68	72	77	94	101	106	102	84	62	59	52
Fri	50	63	71	74	69	67	70	77	88	100	98	96	95	80	66	61	55
Sat	52	54	55	58	64	66	70	73	81	81	83	77	77	71	65	61	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	53	58	62	67	69	70	69	68	65	67	65	62	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	64	81	80	69	68	67	67	70	81	90	93	88	75	59	54	51
Tue	50	73	101	104	81	72	67	68	71	86	100	107	98	83	65	57	52
Wed	49	63	78	83	82	70	67	67	72	86	92	96	93	82	66	58	51
Thu	51	67	97	97	77	69	68	72	77	94	101	106	102	84	62	59	52
Fri	50	63	71	74	69	67	70	77	88	100	98	96	95	80	66	61	55
Sat	52	54	55	58	64	66	70	73	81	81	83	77	77	71	65	61	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	53	58	62	67	69	70	69	68	65	67	65	62	53