Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Downey

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 99 minutes via I-15 South and I-210 West and I-605 South, usually 96 at this time.

Only 28% 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.

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 133 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (100 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 133 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 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Downey?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 133 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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