Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Porter Ranch

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-5 North, usually 49 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Whittier to Porter Ranch (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (18 to 45 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 central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Whittier to Porter Ranch?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 47 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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