Best Time to Drive from Whittier to LAX

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 42 minutes via I-105 West and I-605 South, usually 29 at this time.

Only 1% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Whittier to LAX (via I-105 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 30 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 am on Sundays (30 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (about 10 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter Avenue) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 30 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 29 to 30 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to LAX?

Leaving around 11 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 30 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-105 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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