Best Time to Drive from Whittier to LGB

Right now (2:19 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-605 South and SR-91 West, usually 35 at this time.

None 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 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	27	32	46	49	43	39	38	38	38	40	50	57	57	45	31	27	27
Tue	27	34	53	55	47	44	40	39	39	45	54	61	60	51	34	28	27
Wed	27	34	51	54	48	45	41	41	40	45	55	62	61	53	35	28	27
Thu	27	34	52	55	49	45	43	41	41	47	54	61	61	52	36	29	27
Fri	27	32	44	48	44	42	41	42	46	52	59	62	61	52	38	29	27
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	30	33	36	39	40	42	43	42	37	31	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	33	35	35	33	31	29	29	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Whittier to LGB (via I-605 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (18 to 43 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 27 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to LGB?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	46	49	43	39	38	38	38	40	50	57	57	45	31	27	27
Tue	27	34	53	55	47	44	40	39	39	45	54	61	60	51	34	28	27
Wed	27	34	51	54	48	45	41	41	40	45	55	62	61	53	35	28	27
Thu	27	34	52	55	49	45	43	41	41	47	54	61	61	52	36	29	27
Fri	27	32	44	48	44	42	41	42	46	52	59	62	61	52	38	29	27
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	30	33	36	39	40	42	43	42	37	31	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	33	35	35	33	31	29	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	46	49	43	39	38	38	38	40	50	57	57	45	31	27	27
Tue	27	34	53	55	47	44	40	39	39	45	54	61	60	51	34	28	27
Wed	27	34	51	54	48	45	41	41	40	45	55	62	61	53	35	28	27
Thu	27	34	52	55	49	45	43	41	41	47	54	61	61	52	36	29	27
Fri	27	32	44	48	44	42	41	42	46	52	59	62	61	52	38	29	27
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	30	33	36	39	40	42	43	42	37	31	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	33	35	35	33	31	29	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	46	49	43	39	38	38	38	40	50	57	57	45	31	27	27
Tue	27	34	53	55	47	44	40	39	39	45	54	61	60	51	34	28	27
Wed	27	34	51	54	48	45	41	41	40	45	55	62	61	53	35	28	27
Thu	27	34	52	55	49	45	43	41	41	47	54	61	61	52	36	29	27
Fri	27	32	44	48	44	42	41	42	46	52	59	62	61	52	38	29	27
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	30	33	36	39	40	42	43	42	37	31	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	33	35	35	33	31	29	29	29	27