Best Time to Drive from Whittier to San Pedro

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via SR-91 West and I-605 South and I-110 South, usually 35 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 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	29	30	32	33	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Tue	31	44	61	64	53	44	40	38	38	38	39	43	44	41	34	31	30
Wed	31	42	58	59	51	42	38	38	37	37	40	42	44	43	35	31	30
Thu	31	40	54	56	51	44	40	39	37	38	40	43	45	42	35	32	31
Fri	30	41	51	47	44	40	40	40	40	42	44	46	48	45	36	32	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	37	39	41	44	45	41	35	32	31
Sun	31	30	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	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 29 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 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 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 65 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 Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 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	29	30	32	33	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Tue	31	44	61	64	53	44	40	38	38	38	39	43	44	41	34	31	30
Wed	31	42	58	59	51	42	38	38	37	37	40	42	44	43	35	31	30
Thu	31	40	54	56	51	44	40	39	37	38	40	43	45	42	35	32	31
Fri	30	41	51	47	44	40	40	40	40	42	44	46	48	45	36	32	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	37	39	41	44	45	41	35	32	31
Sun	31	30	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	35	33	32	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	32	33	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Tue	31	44	61	64	53	44	40	38	38	38	39	43	44	41	34	31	30
Wed	31	42	58	59	51	42	38	38	37	37	40	42	44	43	35	31	30
Thu	31	40	54	56	51	44	40	39	37	38	40	43	45	42	35	32	31
Fri	30	41	51	47	44	40	40	40	40	42	44	46	48	45	36	32	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	37	39	41	44	45	41	35	32	31
Sun	31	30	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	35	33	32	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	32	33	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Tue	31	44	61	64	53	44	40	38	38	38	39	43	44	41	34	31	30
Wed	31	42	58	59	51	42	38	38	37	37	40	42	44	43	35	31	30
Thu	31	40	54	56	51	44	40	39	37	38	40	43	45	42	35	32	31
Fri	30	41	51	47	44	40	40	40	40	42	44	46	48	45	36	32	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	37	39	41	44	45	41	35	32	31
Sun	31	30	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	35	33	32	32	31