Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Highland

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-10 East, usually 64 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Highland 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	56	59	62	67	66	67	68	68	70	75	95	102	92	85	73	64	58
Tue	56	58	63	69	65	66	66	68	72	81	96	104	96	86	78	66	57
Wed	56	59	62	69	65	66	66	69	70	80	95	103	93	81	75	65	58
Thu	56	59	62	67	65	66	67	69	74	86	98	105	94	83	73	64	57
Fri	57	59	62	67	67	68	69	75	84	97	109	108	95	88	83	69	60
Sat	57	58	59	59	59	61	62	64	65	68	70	71	72	69	64	61	59
Sun	57	56	57	57	57	58	59	61	62	62	62	61	60	61	61	61	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Whittier to Highland (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier to central Highland 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 Highland?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 56 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Highland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (29 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	59	62	67	66	67	68	68	70	75	95	102	92	85	73	64	58
Tue	56	58	63	69	65	66	66	68	72	81	96	104	96	86	78	66	57
Wed	56	59	62	69	65	66	66	69	70	80	95	103	93	81	75	65	58
Thu	56	59	62	67	65	66	67	69	74	86	98	105	94	83	73	64	57
Fri	57	59	62	67	67	68	69	75	84	97	109	108	95	88	83	69	60
Sat	57	58	59	59	59	61	62	64	65	68	70	71	72	69	64	61	59
Sun	57	56	57	57	57	58	59	61	62	62	62	61	60	61	61	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	59	62	67	66	67	68	68	70	75	95	102	92	85	73	64	58
Tue	56	58	63	69	65	66	66	68	72	81	96	104	96	86	78	66	57
Wed	56	59	62	69	65	66	66	69	70	80	95	103	93	81	75	65	58
Thu	56	59	62	67	65	66	67	69	74	86	98	105	94	83	73	64	57
Fri	57	59	62	67	67	68	69	75	84	97	109	108	95	88	83	69	60
Sat	57	58	59	59	59	61	62	64	65	68	70	71	72	69	64	61	59
Sun	57	56	57	57	57	58	59	61	62	62	62	61	60	61	61	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	59	62	67	66	67	68	68	70	75	95	102	92	85	73	64	58
Tue	56	58	63	69	65	66	66	68	72	81	96	104	96	86	78	66	57
Wed	56	59	62	69	65	66	66	69	70	80	95	103	93	81	75	65	58
Thu	56	59	62	67	65	66	67	69	74	86	98	105	94	83	73	64	57
Fri	57	59	62	67	67	68	69	75	84	97	109	108	95	88	83	69	60
Sat	57	58	59	59	59	61	62	64	65	68	70	71	72	69	64	61	59
Sun	57	56	57	57	57	58	59	61	62	62	62	61	60	61	61	61	57