Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Downey

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 30 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Claremont 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	29	48	62	54	51	44	41	42	39	39	41	41	39	36	33	31	30
Tue	29	48	68	60	52	46	42	39	40	40	43	44	44	43	38	33	32
Wed	29	48	69	61	53	47	43	41	39	39	40	41	43	49	50	47	32
Thu	29	48	65	57	52	46	41	40	42	42	43	44	45	44	39	36	32
Fri	29	39	45	43	42	43	43	43	42	45	47	44	46	48	53	51	32
Sat	30	31	32	32	33	34	38	39	42	43	40	41	40	37	34	32	31
Sun	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	34	37	34	34	33	34	35	39	41	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Claremont to Downey (via I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) to central Downey (Downey Avenue) 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 Claremont to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Downey?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (1.6 miles)

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More drives

Downey to Claremont (return trip) · Claremont to Los Angeles · Claremont to Santa Monica · Claremont to Pasadena · Claremont to Long Beach · Claremont to West Covina · Claremont to Burbank · Claremont to Glendale · Claremont to Santa Clarita · Claremont to Van Nuys · Claremont to Torrance · Claremont to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	48	62	54	51	44	41	42	39	39	41	41	39	36	33	31	30
Tue	29	48	68	60	52	46	42	39	40	40	43	44	44	43	38	33	32
Wed	29	48	69	61	53	47	43	41	39	39	40	41	43	49	50	47	32
Thu	29	48	65	57	52	46	41	40	42	42	43	44	45	44	39	36	32
Fri	29	39	45	43	42	43	43	43	42	45	47	44	46	48	53	51	32
Sat	30	31	32	32	33	34	38	39	42	43	40	41	40	37	34	32	31
Sun	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	34	37	34	34	33	34	35	39	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	48	62	54	51	44	41	42	39	39	41	41	39	36	33	31	30
Tue	29	48	68	60	52	46	42	39	40	40	43	44	44	43	38	33	32
Wed	29	48	69	61	53	47	43	41	39	39	40	41	43	49	50	47	32
Thu	29	48	65	57	52	46	41	40	42	42	43	44	45	44	39	36	32
Fri	29	39	45	43	42	43	43	43	42	45	47	44	46	48	53	51	32
Sat	30	31	32	32	33	34	38	39	42	43	40	41	40	37	34	32	31
Sun	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	34	37	34	34	33	34	35	39	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	48	62	54	51	44	41	42	39	39	41	41	39	36	33	31	30
Tue	29	48	68	60	52	46	42	39	40	40	43	44	44	43	38	33	32
Wed	29	48	69	61	53	47	43	41	39	39	40	41	43	49	50	47	32
Thu	29	48	65	57	52	46	41	40	42	42	43	44	45	44	39	36	32
Fri	29	39	45	43	42	43	43	43	42	45	47	44	46	48	53	51	32
Sat	30	31	32	32	33	34	38	39	42	43	40	41	40	37	34	32	31
Sun	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	34	37	34	34	33	34	35	39	41	35