Best Time to Drive from Vermont Square to Whittier

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 71 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 North, usually 75 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Vermont Square 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	26	30	36	38	32	33	43	39	46	51	76	84	79	68	42	29	26
Tue	25	27	43	48	34	33	37	39	43	57	74	87	88	75	54	33	25
Wed	25	27	43	45	35	31	35	37	41	53	64	74	72	61	49	34	26
Thu	24	27	40	42	33	35	41	46	53	63	78	83	85	73	51	34	28
Fri	25	26	39	44	39	37	40	47	57	70	80	80	78	68	48	36	28
Sat	25	25	26	28	33	34	40	41	44	48	48	47	45	42	37	33	29
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	33	35	42	43	46	43	41	41	37	38	34	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Vermont Square to Whittier (via I-5 South and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vermont Square 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 Vermont Square to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vermont Square to Whittier?

The 24-mile drive usually takes 24 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vermont Square to Whittier?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-110 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	26	30	36	38	32	33	43	39	46	51	76	84	79	68	42	29	26
Tue	25	27	43	48	34	33	37	39	43	57	74	87	88	75	54	33	25
Wed	25	27	43	45	35	31	35	37	41	53	64	74	72	61	49	34	26
Thu	24	27	40	42	33	35	41	46	53	63	78	83	85	73	51	34	28
Fri	25	26	39	44	39	37	40	47	57	70	80	80	78	68	48	36	28
Sat	25	25	26	28	33	34	40	41	44	48	48	47	45	42	37	33	29
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	33	35	42	43	46	43	41	41	37	38	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	36	38	32	33	43	39	46	51	76	84	79	68	42	29	26
Tue	25	27	43	48	34	33	37	39	43	57	74	87	88	75	54	33	25
Wed	25	27	43	45	35	31	35	37	41	53	64	74	72	61	49	34	26
Thu	24	27	40	42	33	35	41	46	53	63	78	83	85	73	51	34	28
Fri	25	26	39	44	39	37	40	47	57	70	80	80	78	68	48	36	28
Sat	25	25	26	28	33	34	40	41	44	48	48	47	45	42	37	33	29
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	33	35	42	43	46	43	41	41	37	38	34	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	36	38	32	33	43	39	46	51	76	84	79	68	42	29	26
Tue	25	27	43	48	34	33	37	39	43	57	74	87	88	75	54	33	25
Wed	25	27	43	45	35	31	35	37	41	53	64	74	72	61	49	34	26
Thu	24	27	40	42	33	35	41	46	53	63	78	83	85	73	51	34	28
Fri	25	26	39	44	39	37	40	47	57	70	80	80	78	68	48	36	28
Sat	25	25	26	28	33	34	40	41	44	48	48	47	45	42	37	33	29
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	33	35	42	43	46	43	41	41	37	38	34	29