Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Compton

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-605 South and SR-91 West, usually 48 at this time.

None 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 Compton 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	21	25	35	39	34	31	30	29	29	31	38	43	44	34	24	22	21
Tue	21	28	42	44	37	34	32	31	31	35	44	49	51	41	27	22	21
Wed	21	28	42	44	38	34	32	32	31	35	43	50	51	45	29	22	21
Thu	21	28	42	45	39	35	33	32	32	36	43	48	50	43	29	23	22
Fri	21	26	35	38	34	33	32	33	36	40	47	48	49	42	30	23	22
Sat	21	22	22	23	23	24	26	27	29	30	32	32	31	28	25	23	22
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	24	25	27	27	25	24	23	23	23	22

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Whittier to Compton (via I-605 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 21 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Compton?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	35	39	34	31	30	29	29	31	38	43	44	34	24	22	21
Tue	21	28	42	44	37	34	32	31	31	35	44	49	51	41	27	22	21
Wed	21	28	42	44	38	34	32	32	31	35	43	50	51	45	29	22	21
Thu	21	28	42	45	39	35	33	32	32	36	43	48	50	43	29	23	22
Fri	21	26	35	38	34	33	32	33	36	40	47	48	49	42	30	23	22
Sat	21	22	22	23	23	24	26	27	29	30	32	32	31	28	25	23	22
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	24	25	27	27	25	24	23	23	23	22

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	35	39	34	31	30	29	29	31	38	43	44	34	24	22	21
Tue	21	28	42	44	37	34	32	31	31	35	44	49	51	41	27	22	21
Wed	21	28	42	44	38	34	32	32	31	35	43	50	51	45	29	22	21
Thu	21	28	42	45	39	35	33	32	32	36	43	48	50	43	29	23	22
Fri	21	26	35	38	34	33	32	33	36	40	47	48	49	42	30	23	22
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	35	39	34	31	30	29	29	31	38	43	44	34	24	22	21
Tue	21	28	42	44	37	34	32	31	31	35	44	49	51	41	27	22	21
Wed	21	28	42	44	38	34	32	32	31	35	43	50	51	45	29	22	21
Thu	21	28	42	45	39	35	33	32	32	36	43	48	50	43	29	23	22
Fri	21	26	35	38	34	33	32	33	36	40	47	48	49	42	30	23	22
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