Best Time to Drive from Whittier to ONT

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 66 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 57 at this time.

Only 14% 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 ONT 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	36	39	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	44	51	60	57	51	42	41	36
Tue	36	39	44	46	44	46	47	45	46	47	53	56	55	48	41	41	36
Wed	35	38	43	48	44	44	44	45	46	46	53	57	57	49	42	39	36
Thu	36	38	43	45	43	45	45	46	45	46	56	64	63	53	45	42	36
Fri	35	38	39	40	41	43	44	44	48	56	67	70	66	57	48	41	37
Sat	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	37	38	37	40	42	42	42	38	37	35
Sun	36	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	37	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Whittier to ONT (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (17 to 41 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 Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) 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 ONT?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 35 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to ONT?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (15 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	36	39	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	44	51	60	57	51	42	41	36
Tue	36	39	44	46	44	46	47	45	46	47	53	56	55	48	41	41	36
Wed	35	38	43	48	44	44	44	45	46	46	53	57	57	49	42	39	36
Thu	36	38	43	45	43	45	45	46	45	46	56	64	63	53	45	42	36
Fri	35	38	39	40	41	43	44	44	48	56	67	70	66	57	48	41	37
Sat	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	37	38	37	40	42	42	42	38	37	35
Sun	36	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	44	51	60	57	51	42	41	36
Tue	36	39	44	46	44	46	47	45	46	47	53	56	55	48	41	41	36
Wed	35	38	43	48	44	44	44	45	46	46	53	57	57	49	42	39	36
Thu	36	38	43	45	43	45	45	46	45	46	56	64	63	53	45	42	36
Fri	35	38	39	40	41	43	44	44	48	56	67	70	66	57	48	41	37
Sat	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	37	38	37	40	42	42	42	38	37	35
Sun	36	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	44	51	60	57	51	42	41	36
Tue	36	39	44	46	44	46	47	45	46	47	53	56	55	48	41	41	36
Wed	35	38	43	48	44	44	44	45	46	46	53	57	57	49	42	39	36
Thu	36	38	43	45	43	45	45	46	45	46	56	64	63	53	45	42	36
Fri	35	38	39	40	41	43	44	44	48	56	67	70	66	57	48	41	37
Sat	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	37	38	37	40	42	42	42	38	37	35
Sun	36	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	37	37	36