Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Claremont

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 30 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Claremont 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	29	30	35	33	34	35	34	35	41	56	59	58	51	37	30	27
Tue	27	29	31	36	33	33	34	34	36	44	57	58	59	51	43	32	27
Wed	26	29	31	37	34	34	34	35	38	44	58	60	58	49	42	32	28
Thu	27	29	31	38	35	34	35	35	39	47	58	59	57	49	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	35	36	41	50	57	66	64	58	50	44	34	29
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	33	36	39	42	40	36	31	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	31	31	31	30	29	29	29	30	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Whittier to Claremont (via I-10 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter Avenue) to central Claremont (Bonita 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 Whittier to Claremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 26 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Claremont?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Claremont 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	26	29	30	35	33	34	35	34	35	41	56	59	58	51	37	30	27
Tue	27	29	31	36	33	33	34	34	36	44	57	58	59	51	43	32	27
Wed	26	29	31	37	34	34	34	35	38	44	58	60	58	49	42	32	28
Thu	27	29	31	38	35	34	35	35	39	47	58	59	57	49	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	35	36	41	50	57	66	64	58	50	44	34	29
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	33	36	39	42	40	36	31	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	31	31	31	30	29	29	29	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	30	35	33	34	35	34	35	41	56	59	58	51	37	30	27
Tue	27	29	31	36	33	33	34	34	36	44	57	58	59	51	43	32	27
Wed	26	29	31	37	34	34	34	35	38	44	58	60	58	49	42	32	28
Thu	27	29	31	38	35	34	35	35	39	47	58	59	57	49	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	35	36	41	50	57	66	64	58	50	44	34	29
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	33	36	39	42	40	36	31	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	31	31	31	30	29	29	29	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	30	35	33	34	35	34	35	41	56	59	58	51	37	30	27
Tue	27	29	31	36	33	33	34	34	36	44	57	58	59	51	43	32	27
Wed	26	29	31	37	34	34	34	35	38	44	58	60	58	49	42	32	28
Thu	27	29	31	38	35	34	35	35	39	47	58	59	57	49	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	35	36	41	50	57	66	64	58	50	44	34	29
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	33	36	39	42	40	36	31	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	31	31	31	30	29	29	29	30	28