Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Upland

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 50 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	37	38	39	38	39	43	56	58	57	53	41	34	30
Tue	29	31	33	39	36	37	37	38	40	46	57	60	59	53	46	37	30
Wed	29	32	34	39	37	37	37	39	41	44	56	60	58	51	44	35	31
Thu	29	31	33	39	37	37	38	38	42	50	58	59	57	50	42	35	31
Fri	29	31	33	38	37	38	39	43	51	58	67	65	60	52	46	37	32
Sat	30	30	32	31	31	33	34	36	37	39	41	44	42	39	35	32	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	33	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 67 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 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (44 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 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Upland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 67 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	37	38	39	38	39	43	56	58	57	53	41	34	30
Tue	29	31	33	39	36	37	37	38	40	46	57	60	59	53	46	37	30
Wed	29	32	34	39	37	37	37	39	41	44	56	60	58	51	44	35	31
Thu	29	31	33	39	37	37	38	38	42	50	58	59	57	50	42	35	31
Fri	29	31	33	38	37	38	39	43	51	58	67	65	60	52	46	37	32
Sat	30	30	32	31	31	33	34	36	37	39	41	44	42	39	35	32	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	33	38	37	38	39	38	39	43	56	58	57	53	41	34	30
Tue	29	31	33	39	36	37	37	38	40	46	57	60	59	53	46	37	30
Wed	29	32	34	39	37	37	37	39	41	44	56	60	58	51	44	35	31
Thu	29	31	33	39	37	37	38	38	42	50	58	59	57	50	42	35	31
Fri	29	31	33	38	37	38	39	43	51	58	67	65	60	52	46	37	32
Sat	30	30	32	31	31	33	34	36	37	39	41	44	42	39	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	37	38	39	38	39	43	56	58	57	53	41	34	30
Tue	29	31	33	39	36	37	37	38	40	46	57	60	59	53	46	37	30
Wed	29	32	34	39	37	37	37	39	41	44	56	60	58	51	44	35	31
Thu	29	31	33	39	37	37	38	38	42	50	58	59	57	50	42	35	31
Fri	29	31	33	38	37	38	39	43	51	58	67	65	60	52	46	37	32
Sat	30	30	32	31	31	33	34	36	37	39	41	44	42	39	35	32	31
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