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Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Los Angeles

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Whittier to Los Angeles (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 38 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (28 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Whittier

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 14 to 25 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 Downtown LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2427293128262626262729303128252424
Tue2427303330262626262729313230262424
Wed2428303230272625262730323332272424
Thu2427303230262626262831343533272524
Fri2427282926262627293134353431262424
Sat2424242424252526272728282726242424
Sun2424242424242525252525252524242524

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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 38 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Whittier to Los Angeles?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 24 to 38 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 38 minutes.

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