Best Time to Drive from Downey to Apple Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 128 minutes via I-15 North and I-210 East and I-605 North, usually 112 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Downey to Apple Valley 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	90	91	95	100	100	103	103	107	112	123	147	157	151	135	115	97	92
Tue	90	92	96	103	101	103	104	106	112	132	156	156	153	134	119	100	91
Wed	89	92	96	104	103	103	103	105	106	124	152	157	148	132	117	100	91
Thu	90	93	96	102	102	102	104	106	112	140	155	158	153	138	119	101	91
Fri	90	93	97	101	103	105	107	116	137	160	169	166	152	141	123	107	95
Sat	90	91	92	93	93	95	98	100	101	106	108	111	113	105	99	94	91
Sun	90	90	90	91	91	92	93	95	96	98	97	95	96	95	95	95	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Downey to Apple Valley (via I-15 North and I-210 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 172 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (19 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey to central Apple Valley 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 Downey to Apple Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 172 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 92-mile drive usually takes 89 to 172 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Apple Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 172 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	91	95	100	100	103	103	107	112	123	147	157	151	135	115	97	92
Tue	90	92	96	103	101	103	104	106	112	132	156	156	153	134	119	100	91
Wed	89	92	96	104	103	103	103	105	106	124	152	157	148	132	117	100	91
Thu	90	93	96	102	102	102	104	106	112	140	155	158	153	138	119	101	91
Fri	90	93	97	101	103	105	107	116	137	160	169	166	152	141	123	107	95
Sat	90	91	92	93	93	95	98	100	101	106	108	111	113	105	99	94	91
Sun	90	90	90	91	91	92	93	95	96	98	97	95	96	95	95	95	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	91	95	100	100	103	103	107	112	123	147	157	151	135	115	97	92
Tue	90	92	96	103	101	103	104	106	112	132	156	156	153	134	119	100	91
Wed	89	92	96	104	103	103	103	105	106	124	152	157	148	132	117	100	91
Thu	90	93	96	102	102	102	104	106	112	140	155	158	153	138	119	101	91
Fri	90	93	97	101	103	105	107	116	137	160	169	166	152	141	123	107	95
Sat	90	91	92	93	93	95	98	100	101	106	108	111	113	105	99	94	91
Sun	90	90	90	91	91	92	93	95	96	98	97	95	96	95	95	95	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	91	95	100	100	103	103	107	112	123	147	157	151	135	115	97	92
Tue	90	92	96	103	101	103	104	106	112	132	156	156	153	134	119	100	91
Wed	89	92	96	104	103	103	103	105	106	124	152	157	148	132	117	100	91
Thu	90	93	96	102	102	102	104	106	112	140	155	158	153	138	119	101	91
Fri	90	93	97	101	103	105	107	116	137	160	169	166	152	141	123	107	95
Sat	90	91	92	93	93	95	98	100	101	106	108	111	113	105	99	94	91
Sun	90	90	90	91	91	92	93	95	96	98	97	95	96	95	95	95	90