Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Long Beach

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-605 South and I-710 South and SR-91 West, usually 46 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 Long Beach 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	33	48	53	47	42	40	39	40	42	50	55	55	45	32	29	27
Tue	27	34	53	55	49	45	42	41	41	46	53	58	59	52	35	29	27
Wed	27	34	52	55	50	46	43	42	41	45	52	58	59	53	36	29	27
Thu	27	35	53	56	52	47	44	44	44	47	52	56	58	51	36	30	27
Fri	27	33	48	53	48	44	43	44	47	51	54	55	55	49	38	29	27
Sat	27	27	28	29	29	31	33	35	37	38	39	40	39	35	31	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	32	34	34	32	30	29	28	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Whittier to Long Beach (via I-605 South and I-710 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 29 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 downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Whittier to Long Beach?

The 24-mile drive usually takes 27 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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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	33	48	53	47	42	40	39	40	42	50	55	55	45	32	29	27
Tue	27	34	53	55	49	45	42	41	41	46	53	58	59	52	35	29	27
Wed	27	34	52	55	50	46	43	42	41	45	52	58	59	53	36	29	27
Thu	27	35	53	56	52	47	44	44	44	47	52	56	58	51	36	30	27
Fri	27	33	48	53	48	44	43	44	47	51	54	55	55	49	38	29	27
Sat	27	27	28	29	29	31	33	35	37	38	39	40	39	35	31	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	32	34	34	32	30	29	28	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	33	48	53	47	42	40	39	40	42	50	55	55	45	32	29	27
Tue	27	34	53	55	49	45	42	41	41	46	53	58	59	52	35	29	27
Wed	27	34	52	55	50	46	43	42	41	45	52	58	59	53	36	29	27
Thu	27	35	53	56	52	47	44	44	44	47	52	56	58	51	36	30	27
Fri	27	33	48	53	48	44	43	44	47	51	54	55	55	49	38	29	27
Sat	27	27	28	29	29	31	33	35	37	38	39	40	39	35	31	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	32	34	34	32	30	29	28	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	33	48	53	47	42	40	39	40	42	50	55	55	45	32	29	27
Tue	27	34	53	55	49	45	42	41	41	46	53	58	59	52	35	29	27
Wed	27	34	52	55	50	46	43	42	41	45	52	58	59	53	36	29	27
Thu	27	35	53	56	52	47	44	44	44	47	52	56	58	51	36	30	27
Fri	27	33	48	53	48	44	43	44	47	51	54	55	55	49	38	29	27
Sat	27	27	28	29	29	31	33	35	37	38	39	40	39	35	31	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	32	34	34	32	30	29	28	29	27