Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Canyon Country

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-5 North, usually 66 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 Whittier to Canyon Country 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	50	69	77	76	74	71	69	69	71	71	72	76	74	66	61	55	52
Tue	50	72	74	78	74	74	67	67	65	67	72	78	78	69	66	58	52
Wed	49	70	72	73	72	70	67	65	65	67	71	72	74	67	64	57	51
Thu	49	71	72	76	78	72	69	69	68	69	76	84	80	70	65	63	52
Fri	51	66	69	71	72	73	71	74	73	74	74	76	73	70	67	64	53
Sat	51	52	53	55	60	72	78	74	75	73	72	72	69	69	69	65	53
Sun	51	50	51	51	52	58	71	78	82	86	80	74	68	71	71	65	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Whittier to Canyon Country (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (86 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier to central Canyon Country 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 Whittier to Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Whittier to Canyon Country?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 49 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (40 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Canyon Country to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	69	77	76	74	71	69	69	71	71	72	76	74	66	61	55	52
Tue	50	72	74	78	74	74	67	67	65	67	72	78	78	69	66	58	52
Wed	49	70	72	73	72	70	67	65	65	67	71	72	74	67	64	57	51
Thu	49	71	72	76	78	72	69	69	68	69	76	84	80	70	65	63	52
Fri	51	66	69	71	72	73	71	74	73	74	74	76	73	70	67	64	53
Sat	51	52	53	55	60	72	78	74	75	73	72	72	69	69	69	65	53
Sun	51	50	51	51	52	58	71	78	82	86	80	74	68	71	71	65	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	69	77	76	74	71	69	69	71	71	72	76	74	66	61	55	52
Tue	50	72	74	78	74	74	67	67	65	67	72	78	78	69	66	58	52
Wed	49	70	72	73	72	70	67	65	65	67	71	72	74	67	64	57	51
Thu	49	71	72	76	78	72	69	69	68	69	76	84	80	70	65	63	52
Fri	51	66	69	71	72	73	71	74	73	74	74	76	73	70	67	64	53
Sat	51	52	53	55	60	72	78	74	75	73	72	72	69	69	69	65	53
Sun	51	50	51	51	52	58	71	78	82	86	80	74	68	71	71	65	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	69	77	76	74	71	69	69	71	71	72	76	74	66	61	55	52
Tue	50	72	74	78	74	74	67	67	65	67	72	78	78	69	66	58	52
Wed	49	70	72	73	72	70	67	65	65	67	71	72	74	67	64	57	51
Thu	49	71	72	76	78	72	69	69	68	69	76	84	80	70	65	63	52
Fri	51	66	69	71	72	73	71	74	73	74	74	76	73	70	67	64	53
Sat	51	52	53	55	60	72	78	74	75	73	72	72	69	69	69	65	53
Sun	51	50	51	51	52	58	71	78	82	86	80	74	68	71	71	65	54