Best Time to Drive from Whittier to LGB

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Whittier to LGB (via I-605 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: LGB to Whittier

Freeway, about 10 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 18 to 41 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter Avenue) to Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Whittier to LGB 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	26	27	38	44	40	36	35	35	37	40	49	52	51	44	29	27	27
Tue	26	27	42	48	44	39	36	36	38	43	51	54	55	49	36	27	27
Wed	26	27	41	47	44	40	36	36	39	45	52	56	59	51	38	27	27
Thu	26	27	41	48	45	41	39	39	43	48	55	59	62	53	41	27	27
Fri	26	27	35	44	41	40	41	44	50	54	60	61	58	50	38	27	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	33	36	40	44	46	48	48	47	39	28	27	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	32	36	38	37	35	32	28	27	28	27

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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 26 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to LGB?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	38	44	40	36	35	35	37	40	49	52	51	44	29	27	27
Tue	26	27	42	48	44	39	36	36	38	43	51	54	55	49	36	27	27
Wed	26	27	41	47	44	40	36	36	39	45	52	56	59	51	38	27	27
Thu	26	27	41	48	45	41	39	39	43	48	55	59	62	53	41	27	27
Fri	26	27	35	44	41	40	41	44	50	54	60	61	58	50	38	27	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	33	36	40	44	46	48	48	47	39	28	27	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	32	36	38	37	35	32	28	27	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	38	44	40	36	35	35	37	40	49	52	51	44	29	27	27
Tue	26	27	42	48	44	39	36	36	38	43	51	54	55	49	36	27	27
Wed	26	27	41	47	44	40	36	36	39	45	52	56	59	51	38	27	27
Thu	26	27	41	48	45	41	39	39	43	48	55	59	62	53	41	27	27
Fri	26	27	35	44	41	40	41	44	50	54	60	61	58	50	38	27	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	33	36	40	44	46	48	48	47	39	28	27	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	32	36	38	37	35	32	28	27	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	38	44	40	36	35	35	37	40	49	52	51	44	29	27	27
Tue	26	27	42	48	44	39	36	36	38	43	51	54	55	49	36	27	27
Wed	26	27	41	47	44	40	36	36	39	45	52	56	59	51	38	27	27
Thu	26	27	41	48	45	41	39	39	43	48	55	59	62	53	41	27	27
Fri	26	27	35	44	41	40	41	44	50	54	60	61	58	50	38	27	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	33	36	40	44	46	48	48	47	39	28	27	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	32	36	38	37	35	32	28	27	28	27