Best Time to Drive from Beverly Hills to Downey

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 29 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South.

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 Beverly Hills 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	30	32	35	36	34	35	40	40	43	45	63	73	72	62	42	32	29
Tue	28	31	41	40	33	35	38	37	40	49	71	85	84	71	56	35	28
Wed	28	30	40	38	34	33	37	37	39	47	58	69	65	56	47	35	29
Thu	28	31	38	38	33	37	41	41	45	54	75	98	94	72	51	37	30
Fri	28	30	39	41	37	37	39	45	54	64	91	89	91	70	52	40	30
Sat	29	29	30	32	34	36	39	42	47	48	52	49	64	49	41	39	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	35	37	42	44	46	43	46	43	41	41	40	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Beverly Hills to Downey (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Beverly Hills 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 Beverly Hills to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Beverly Hills to Downey?

The 24-mile drive usually takes 28 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Beverly Hills to Downey?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	35	36	34	35	40	40	43	45	63	73	72	62	42	32	29
Tue	28	31	41	40	33	35	38	37	40	49	71	85	84	71	56	35	28
Wed	28	30	40	38	34	33	37	37	39	47	58	69	65	56	47	35	29
Thu	28	31	38	38	33	37	41	41	45	54	75	98	94	72	51	37	30
Fri	28	30	39	41	37	37	39	45	54	64	91	89	91	70	52	40	30
Sat	29	29	30	32	34	36	39	42	47	48	52	49	64	49	41	39	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	35	37	42	44	46	43	46	43	41	41	40	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	35	36	34	35	40	40	43	45	63	73	72	62	42	32	29
Tue	28	31	41	40	33	35	38	37	40	49	71	85	84	71	56	35	28
Wed	28	30	40	38	34	33	37	37	39	47	58	69	65	56	47	35	29
Thu	28	31	38	38	33	37	41	41	45	54	75	98	94	72	51	37	30
Fri	28	30	39	41	37	37	39	45	54	64	91	89	91	70	52	40	30
Sat	29	29	30	32	34	36	39	42	47	48	52	49	64	49	41	39	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	35	37	42	44	46	43	46	43	41	41	40	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	35	36	34	35	40	40	43	45	63	73	72	62	42	32	29
Tue	28	31	41	40	33	35	38	37	40	49	71	85	84	71	56	35	28
Wed	28	30	40	38	34	33	37	37	39	47	58	69	65	56	47	35	29
Thu	28	31	38	38	33	37	41	41	45	54	75	98	94	72	51	37	30
Fri	28	30	39	41	37	37	39	45	54	64	91	89	91	70	52	40	30
Sat	29	29	30	32	34	36	39	42	47	48	52	49	64	49	41	39	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	35	37	42	44	46	43	46	43	41	41	40	32