Best Time to Drive from Whittier to San Pedro

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 42 minutes via SR-91 West and I-605 South and I-110 South, usually 41 at this time.

Only 1% 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 San Pedro 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	30	33	35	36	33	31	32	32	32	32	35	32	32	33	31	30	30
Tue	31	43	59	61	50	43	39	37	37	37	38	41	42	41	34	31	30
Wed	31	42	60	60	52	42	38	38	37	38	40	42	45	43	36	31	30
Thu	31	41	56	57	52	43	40	38	38	37	40	43	45	42	35	32	30
Fri	30	40	52	47	43	39	38	39	40	42	43	46	47	45	37	32	30
Sat	30	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	36	39	40	43	45	41	36	33	31
Sun	31	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	35	35	35	35	33	32	32	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Whittier to San Pedro (via SR-91 West and I-605 South and I-110 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier to central San Pedro 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 San Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Whittier to San Pedro?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to San Pedro?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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More drives

San Pedro to Whittier (return trip) · Whittier to Santa Monica · Whittier to Long Beach · Whittier to West Covina · Whittier to Burbank · Whittier to Santa Clarita · Whittier to Van Nuys · Whittier to Torrance · Whittier to LAX · Whittier to Culver City · Whittier to Thousand Oaks · Whittier to Oxnard

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	35	36	33	31	32	32	32	32	35	32	32	33	31	30	30
Tue	31	43	59	61	50	43	39	37	37	37	38	41	42	41	34	31	30
Wed	31	42	60	60	52	42	38	38	37	38	40	42	45	43	36	31	30
Thu	31	41	56	57	52	43	40	38	38	37	40	43	45	42	35	32	30
Fri	30	40	52	47	43	39	38	39	40	42	43	46	47	45	37	32	30
Sat	30	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	36	39	40	43	45	41	36	33	31
Sun	31	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	35	35	35	35	33	32	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	35	36	33	31	32	32	32	32	35	32	32	33	31	30	30
Tue	31	43	59	61	50	43	39	37	37	37	38	41	42	41	34	31	30
Wed	31	42	60	60	52	42	38	38	37	38	40	42	45	43	36	31	30
Thu	31	41	56	57	52	43	40	38	38	37	40	43	45	42	35	32	30
Fri	30	40	52	47	43	39	38	39	40	42	43	46	47	45	37	32	30
Sat	30	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	36	39	40	43	45	41	36	33	31
Sun	31	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	35	35	35	35	33	32	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	35	36	33	31	32	32	32	32	35	32	32	33	31	30	30
Tue	31	43	59	61	50	43	39	37	37	37	38	41	42	41	34	31	30
Wed	31	42	60	60	52	42	38	38	37	38	40	42	45	43	36	31	30
Thu	31	41	56	57	52	43	40	38	38	37	40	43	45	42	35	32	30
Fri	30	40	52	47	43	39	38	39	40	42	43	46	47	45	37	32	30
Sat	30	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	36	39	40	43	45	41	36	33	31
Sun	31	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	35	35	35	35	33	32	32	31