Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Encino

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 37 minutes via I-5 North.

Only 7% 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 Encino 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	36	54	81	83	81	71	68	67	70	78	88	89	78	63	52	39	37
Tue	36	57	75	85	83	79	64	66	67	85	93	88	73	63	57	43	37
Wed	35	54	72	78	82	74	69	67	67	80	89	84	74	62	60	48	38
Thu	36	54	72	80	81	72	66	68	73	86	92	88	77	63	60	56	38
Fri	36	46	65	72	72	67	66	73	84	92	87	86	79	66	67	60	41
Sat	37	37	39	43	51	67	71	75	84	85	84	87	81	80	75	62	41
Sun	37	37	37	37	39	49	61	71	76	80	82	76	73	73	70	60	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Whittier to Encino (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier to central Encino 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 Encino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Encino?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Encino 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	36	54	81	83	81	71	68	67	70	78	88	89	78	63	52	39	37
Tue	36	57	75	85	83	79	64	66	67	85	93	88	73	63	57	43	37
Wed	35	54	72	78	82	74	69	67	67	80	89	84	74	62	60	48	38
Thu	36	54	72	80	81	72	66	68	73	86	92	88	77	63	60	56	38
Fri	36	46	65	72	72	67	66	73	84	92	87	86	79	66	67	60	41
Sat	37	37	39	43	51	67	71	75	84	85	84	87	81	80	75	62	41
Sun	37	37	37	37	39	49	61	71	76	80	82	76	73	73	70	60	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	54	81	83	81	71	68	67	70	78	88	89	78	63	52	39	37
Tue	36	57	75	85	83	79	64	66	67	85	93	88	73	63	57	43	37
Wed	35	54	72	78	82	74	69	67	67	80	89	84	74	62	60	48	38
Thu	36	54	72	80	81	72	66	68	73	86	92	88	77	63	60	56	38
Fri	36	46	65	72	72	67	66	73	84	92	87	86	79	66	67	60	41
Sat	37	37	39	43	51	67	71	75	84	85	84	87	81	80	75	62	41
Sun	37	37	37	37	39	49	61	71	76	80	82	76	73	73	70	60	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	54	81	83	81	71	68	67	70	78	88	89	78	63	52	39	37
Tue	36	57	75	85	83	79	64	66	67	85	93	88	73	63	57	43	37
Wed	35	54	72	78	82	74	69	67	67	80	89	84	74	62	60	48	38
Thu	36	54	72	80	81	72	66	68	73	86	92	88	77	63	60	56	38
Fri	36	46	65	72	72	67	66	73	84	92	87	86	79	66	67	60	41
Sat	37	37	39	43	51	67	71	75	84	85	84	87	81	80	75	62	41
Sun	37	37	37	37	39	49	61	71	76	80	82	76	73	73	70	60	43