Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Claremont

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 46 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 39 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 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	27	29	30	36	33	34	34	34	35	41	57	59	58	52	39	31	27
Tue	27	29	31	38	33	34	33	34	37	44	57	61	60	52	44	34	28
Wed	27	29	31	37	34	33	33	35	37	42	58	62	59	50	43	32	28
Thu	27	29	31	37	34	34	35	35	39	51	60	61	58	51	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	35	35	40	48	56	67	64	59	52	48	39	29
Sat	27	28	28	28	28	29	30	32	33	35	38	41	40	38	31	30	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	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 27 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (42 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 20 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 27 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 27 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Claremont?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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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	27	29	30	36	33	34	34	34	35	41	57	59	58	52	39	31	27
Tue	27	29	31	38	33	34	33	34	37	44	57	61	60	52	44	34	28
Wed	27	29	31	37	34	33	33	35	37	42	58	62	59	50	43	32	28
Thu	27	29	31	37	34	34	35	35	39	51	60	61	58	51	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	35	35	40	48	56	67	64	59	52	48	39	29
Sat	27	28	28	28	28	29	30	32	33	35	38	41	40	38	31	30	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	30	36	33	34	34	34	35	41	57	59	58	52	39	31	27
Tue	27	29	31	38	33	34	33	34	37	44	57	61	60	52	44	34	28
Wed	27	29	31	37	34	33	33	35	37	42	58	62	59	50	43	32	28
Thu	27	29	31	37	34	34	35	35	39	51	60	61	58	51	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	35	35	40	48	56	67	64	59	52	48	39	29
Sat	27	28	28	28	28	29	30	32	33	35	38	41	40	38	31	30	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	30	36	33	34	34	34	35	41	57	59	58	52	39	31	27
Tue	27	29	31	38	33	34	33	34	37	44	57	61	60	52	44	34	28
Wed	27	29	31	37	34	33	33	35	37	42	58	62	59	50	43	32	28
Thu	27	29	31	37	34	34	35	35	39	51	60	61	58	51	41	32	28
Fri	27	28	30	36	34	35	35	40	48	56	67	64	59	52	48	39	29
Sat	27	28	28	28	28	29	30	32	33	35	38	41	40	38	31	30	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	28