Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Upland

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 48 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 41 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Upland 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	31	33	38	36	38	38	38	39	44	56	59	58	53	42	34	30
Tue	29	31	33	39	36	37	36	37	40	46	58	61	60	53	46	37	30
Wed	29	31	33	39	36	37	36	38	40	44	57	61	58	51	45	35	31
Thu	29	31	33	38	37	37	38	38	42	51	60	60	59	52	43	35	31
Fri	29	31	33	38	37	38	39	42	50	56	65	65	60	53	49	39	32
Sat	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	40	42	42	40	35	32	31
Sun	30	29	30	30	30	31	31	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Whittier to Upland (via I-10 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier to central Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Upland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	33	38	36	38	38	38	39	44	56	59	58	53	42	34	30
Tue	29	31	33	39	36	37	36	37	40	46	58	61	60	53	46	37	30
Wed	29	31	33	39	36	37	36	38	40	44	57	61	58	51	45	35	31
Thu	29	31	33	38	37	37	38	38	42	51	60	60	59	52	43	35	31
Fri	29	31	33	38	37	38	39	42	50	56	65	65	60	53	49	39	32
Sat	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	40	42	42	40	35	32	31
Sun	30	29	30	30	30	31	31	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	33	38	36	38	38	38	39	44	56	59	58	53	42	34	30
Tue	29	31	33	39	36	37	36	37	40	46	58	61	60	53	46	37	30
Wed	29	31	33	39	36	37	36	38	40	44	57	61	58	51	45	35	31
Thu	29	31	33	38	37	37	38	38	42	51	60	60	59	52	43	35	31
Fri	29	31	33	38	37	38	39	42	50	56	65	65	60	53	49	39	32
Sat	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	40	42	42	40	35	32	31
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	33	38	36	38	38	38	39	44	56	59	58	53	42	34	30
Tue	29	31	33	39	36	37	36	37	40	46	58	61	60	53	46	37	30
Wed	29	31	33	39	36	37	36	38	40	44	57	61	58	51	45	35	31
Thu	29	31	33	38	37	37	38	38	42	51	60	60	59	52	43	35	31
Fri	29	31	33	38	37	38	39	42	50	56	65	65	60	53	49	39	32
Sat	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	35	36	37	40	42	42	40	35	32	31
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