Best Time to Drive from Carson to Downey

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 19 minutes via SR-91 East and I-710 North and I-110 North, usually 18 at this time.

Only 3% 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 17-mile drive from Carson to Downey (via SR-91 East and I-710 North and I-110 North) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 25 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (19 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carson to Downey?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 17 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 25 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Downey?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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