Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Riverside

Right now (8:48 am PDT): about 44 minutes via SR-60 East, usually 44 at this time.

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Whittier to Riverside (via SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Whittier to Riverside 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	42	43	45	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	53	56	55	49	45	44	42
Tue	42	44	46	48	46	46	47	47	48	49	56	59	57	51	45	44	42
Wed	42	44	46	48	47	47	47	47	47	49	55	57	58	51	46	44	43
Thu	42	43	46	48	46	46	46	46	47	50	57	61	61	53	47	44	42
Fri	42	43	44	46	46	47	47	48	51	56	61	62	60	54	47	44	43
Sat	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	45	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	42

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. Surface streets at each end are estimated.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Whittier to Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 42 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Riverside?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	45	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	53	56	55	49	45	44	42
Tue	42	44	46	48	46	46	47	47	48	49	56	59	57	51	45	44	42
Wed	42	44	46	48	47	47	47	47	47	49	55	57	58	51	46	44	43
Thu	42	43	46	48	46	46	46	46	47	50	57	61	61	53	47	44	42
Fri	42	43	44	46	46	47	47	48	51	56	61	62	60	54	47	44	43
Sat	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	45	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	45	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	53	56	55	49	45	44	42
Tue	42	44	46	48	46	46	47	47	48	49	56	59	57	51	45	44	42
Wed	42	44	46	48	47	47	47	47	47	49	55	57	58	51	46	44	43
Thu	42	43	46	48	46	46	46	46	47	50	57	61	61	53	47	44	42
Fri	42	43	44	46	46	47	47	48	51	56	61	62	60	54	47	44	43
Sat	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	45	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	45	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	53	56	55	49	45	44	42
Tue	42	44	46	48	46	46	47	47	48	49	56	59	57	51	45	44	42
Wed	42	44	46	48	47	47	47	47	47	49	55	57	58	51	46	44	43
Thu	42	43	46	48	46	46	46	46	47	50	57	61	61	53	47	44	42
Fri	42	43	44	46	46	47	47	48	51	56	61	62	60	54	47	44	43
Sat	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	45	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	42