Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Whittier

Right now (6:05 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 62 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Woodland Hills to Whittier 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	42	45	50	50	50	52	56	59	63	78	105	109	100	82	65	49	41
Tue	40	45	54	55	52	53	55	57	61	86	111	110	102	86	68	51	42
Wed	40	45	53	53	50	51	52	54	58	71	87	100	101	79	65	54	42
Thu	40	46	52	54	50	53	56	59	64	87	115	128	115	88	68	56	44
Fri	40	44	53	55	53	54	59	69	76	103	117	119	113	93	68	55	43
Sat	41	41	42	46	49	51	57	59	65	70	75	67	67	60	56	53	43
Sun	41	41	40	41	43	48	51	55	55	58	64	69	64	62	55	55	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Whittier (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woodland Hills to central Whittier 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 Woodland Hills to Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 40 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Whittier?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	50	50	50	52	56	59	63	78	105	109	100	82	65	49	41
Tue	40	45	54	55	52	53	55	57	61	86	111	110	102	86	68	51	42
Wed	40	45	53	53	50	51	52	54	58	71	87	100	101	79	65	54	42
Thu	40	46	52	54	50	53	56	59	64	87	115	128	115	88	68	56	44
Fri	40	44	53	55	53	54	59	69	76	103	117	119	113	93	68	55	43
Sat	41	41	42	46	49	51	57	59	65	70	75	67	67	60	56	53	43
Sun	41	41	40	41	43	48	51	55	55	58	64	69	64	62	55	55	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	50	50	50	52	56	59	63	78	105	109	100	82	65	49	41
Tue	40	45	54	55	52	53	55	57	61	86	111	110	102	86	68	51	42
Wed	40	45	53	53	50	51	52	54	58	71	87	100	101	79	65	54	42
Thu	40	46	52	54	50	53	56	59	64	87	115	128	115	88	68	56	44
Fri	40	44	53	55	53	54	59	69	76	103	117	119	113	93	68	55	43
Sat	41	41	42	46	49	51	57	59	65	70	75	67	67	60	56	53	43
Sun	41	41	40	41	43	48	51	55	55	58	64	69	64	62	55	55	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	50	50	50	52	56	59	63	78	105	109	100	82	65	49	41
Tue	40	45	54	55	52	53	55	57	61	86	111	110	102	86	68	51	42
Wed	40	45	53	53	50	51	52	54	58	71	87	100	101	79	65	54	42
Thu	40	46	52	54	50	53	56	59	64	87	115	128	115	88	68	56	44
Fri	40	44	53	55	53	54	59	69	76	103	117	119	113	93	68	55	43
Sat	41	41	42	46	49	51	57	59	65	70	75	67	67	60	56	53	43
Sun	41	41	40	41	43	48	51	55	55	58	64	69	64	62	55	55	44