Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Downey

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-15 South and I-210 West and I-605 South, usually 84 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Apple Valley to Downey 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	95	130	134	119	110	104	97	97	98	100	99	96	93	90	90	90	85
Tue	101	130	136	120	104	97	95	95	96	99	98	97	95	91	89	89	84
Wed	100	126	134	116	105	99	95	94	98	100	96	97	95	91	89	89	84
Thu	101	136	126	114	102	100	97	98	101	101	100	100	99	93	90	88	84
Fri	90	102	99	101	101	99	98	98	99	102	103	103	101	96	90	89	86
Sat	85	88	88	88	89	93	94	95	96	97	99	97	95	89	86	86	83
Sun	84	84	85	86	87	88	93	95	99	97	96	93	94	95	93	91	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Apple Valley to Downey (via I-15 South and I-210 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (99 minutes).

About 80 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (13 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley to central Downey 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 Apple Valley to Downey?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to Downey?

The 91-mile drive usually takes 84 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Downey?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (12 miles)

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More drives

Downey to Apple Valley (return trip) · Apple Valley to Los Angeles · Apple Valley to Anaheim · Apple Valley to Riverside · Apple Valley to Santa Ana · Apple Valley to Irvine · Apple Valley to San Bernardino · Apple Valley to Fontana · Apple Valley to Moreno Valley · Apple Valley to Glendale · Apple Valley to Garden Grove · Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	130	134	119	110	104	97	97	98	100	99	96	93	90	90	90	85
Tue	101	130	136	120	104	97	95	95	96	99	98	97	95	91	89	89	84
Wed	100	126	134	116	105	99	95	94	98	100	96	97	95	91	89	89	84
Thu	101	136	126	114	102	100	97	98	101	101	100	100	99	93	90	88	84
Fri	90	102	99	101	101	99	98	98	99	102	103	103	101	96	90	89	86
Sat	85	88	88	88	89	93	94	95	96	97	99	97	95	89	86	86	83
Sun	84	84	85	86	87	88	93	95	99	97	96	93	94	95	93	91	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	130	134	119	110	104	97	97	98	100	99	96	93	90	90	90	85
Tue	101	130	136	120	104	97	95	95	96	99	98	97	95	91	89	89	84
Wed	100	126	134	116	105	99	95	94	98	100	96	97	95	91	89	89	84
Thu	101	136	126	114	102	100	97	98	101	101	100	100	99	93	90	88	84
Fri	90	102	99	101	101	99	98	98	99	102	103	103	101	96	90	89	86
Sat	85	88	88	88	89	93	94	95	96	97	99	97	95	89	86	86	83
Sun	84	84	85	86	87	88	93	95	99	97	96	93	94	95	93	91	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	130	134	119	110	104	97	97	98	100	99	96	93	90	90	90	85
Tue	101	130	136	120	104	97	95	95	96	99	98	97	95	91	89	89	84
Wed	100	126	134	116	105	99	95	94	98	100	96	97	95	91	89	89	84
Thu	101	136	126	114	102	100	97	98	101	101	100	100	99	93	90	88	84
Fri	90	102	99	101	101	99	98	98	99	102	103	103	101	96	90	89	86
Sat	85	88	88	88	89	93	94	95	96	97	99	97	95	89	86	86	83
Sun	84	84	85	86	87	88	93	95	99	97	96	93	94	95	93	91	84