Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Woodland Hills

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 105 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Woodland Hills 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	41	66	96	99	94	82	79	78	81	93	103	101	85	69	61	45	42
Tue	40	68	89	100	100	91	74	77	81	102	108	97	79	69	63	49	42
Wed	40	65	86	91	99	87	83	80	80	94	102	96	80	70	68	53	43
Thu	40	64	85	95	95	84	77	80	89	104	108	100	82	69	69	63	43
Fri	41	54	77	86	84	80	76	86	102	107	102	97	86	76	79	66	46
Sat	42	42	43	51	59	82	87	96	104	102	104	103	95	94	89	71	47
Sun	42	42	42	42	44	60	75	88	93	95	98	89	86	86	81	70	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Whittier to Woodland Hills (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier to central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Whittier to Woodland Hills?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 40 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Woodland Hills 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	41	66	96	99	94	82	79	78	81	93	103	101	85	69	61	45	42
Tue	40	68	89	100	100	91	74	77	81	102	108	97	79	69	63	49	42
Wed	40	65	86	91	99	87	83	80	80	94	102	96	80	70	68	53	43
Thu	40	64	85	95	95	84	77	80	89	104	108	100	82	69	69	63	43
Fri	41	54	77	86	84	80	76	86	102	107	102	97	86	76	79	66	46
Sat	42	42	43	51	59	82	87	96	104	102	104	103	95	94	89	71	47
Sun	42	42	42	42	44	60	75	88	93	95	98	89	86	86	81	70	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	66	96	99	94	82	79	78	81	93	103	101	85	69	61	45	42
Tue	40	68	89	100	100	91	74	77	81	102	108	97	79	69	63	49	42
Wed	40	65	86	91	99	87	83	80	80	94	102	96	80	70	68	53	43
Thu	40	64	85	95	95	84	77	80	89	104	108	100	82	69	69	63	43
Fri	41	54	77	86	84	80	76	86	102	107	102	97	86	76	79	66	46
Sat	42	42	43	51	59	82	87	96	104	102	104	103	95	94	89	71	47
Sun	42	42	42	42	44	60	75	88	93	95	98	89	86	86	81	70	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	66	96	99	94	82	79	78	81	93	103	101	85	69	61	45	42
Tue	40	68	89	100	100	91	74	77	81	102	108	97	79	69	63	49	42
Wed	40	65	86	91	99	87	83	80	80	94	102	96	80	70	68	53	43
Thu	40	64	85	95	95	84	77	80	89	104	108	100	82	69	69	63	43
Fri	41	54	77	86	84	80	76	86	102	107	102	97	86	76	79	66	46
Sat	42	42	43	51	59	82	87	96	104	102	104	103	95	94	89	71	47
Sun	42	42	42	42	44	60	75	88	93	95	98	89	86	86	81	70	49