Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Corona

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 49 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 48 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Corona 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	37	40	46	50	48	43	43	43	44	46	52	53	50	46	42	40	38
Tue	37	41	54	61	50	46	43	43	46	47	54	57	57	50	44	41	38
Wed	37	41	50	55	53	45	42	45	44	46	55	59	62	54	46	42	38
Thu	37	42	50	53	47	47	44	44	46	46	58	67	63	52	44	41	38
Fri	37	39	43	43	43	43	45	44	50	57	66	66	68	61	49	41	39
Sat	38	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	44	47	49	50	44	41	41	38
Sun	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	40	40	39	40	40	42	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Whittier to Corona (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 32 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 Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 37 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Corona?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (25 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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More drives

Corona 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	37	40	46	50	48	43	43	43	44	46	52	53	50	46	42	40	38
Tue	37	41	54	61	50	46	43	43	46	47	54	57	57	50	44	41	38
Wed	37	41	50	55	53	45	42	45	44	46	55	59	62	54	46	42	38
Thu	37	42	50	53	47	47	44	44	46	46	58	67	63	52	44	41	38
Fri	37	39	43	43	43	43	45	44	50	57	66	66	68	61	49	41	39
Sat	38	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	44	47	49	50	44	41	41	38
Sun	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	40	40	39	40	40	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	46	50	48	43	43	43	44	46	52	53	50	46	42	40	38
Tue	37	41	54	61	50	46	43	43	46	47	54	57	57	50	44	41	38
Wed	37	41	50	55	53	45	42	45	44	46	55	59	62	54	46	42	38
Thu	37	42	50	53	47	47	44	44	46	46	58	67	63	52	44	41	38
Fri	37	39	43	43	43	43	45	44	50	57	66	66	68	61	49	41	39
Sat	38	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	44	47	49	50	44	41	41	38
Sun	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	40	40	39	40	40	42	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	46	50	48	43	43	43	44	46	52	53	50	46	42	40	38
Tue	37	41	54	61	50	46	43	43	46	47	54	57	57	50	44	41	38
Wed	37	41	50	55	53	45	42	45	44	46	55	59	62	54	46	42	38
Thu	37	42	50	53	47	47	44	44	46	46	58	67	63	52	44	41	38
Fri	37	39	43	43	43	43	45	44	50	57	66	66	68	61	49	41	39
Sat	38	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	44	47	49	50	44	41	41	38
Sun	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	40	40	39	40	40	42	38