Best Time to Drive from Downey to Arcadia

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-605 North, usually 49 at this time.

None 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.

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Downey to Arcadia (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Arcadia to Downey

Freeway, about 21 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 7 to 16 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey Avenue) to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Downey to Arcadia 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	25	28	36	38	35	32	32	32	32	34	42	44	44	37	29	26	25
Tue	25	29	39	42	39	35	33	31	32	36	44	48	49	42	32	27	25
Wed	25	29	40	44	40	35	33	32	32	37	44	50	49	43	34	27	25
Thu	25	29	39	42	39	35	33	32	33	39	45	50	50	43	34	28	26
Fri	25	27	33	35	34	33	34	36	40	43	49	49	46	39	32	27	26
Sat	25	26	26	26	27	28	30	31	32	34	35	35	34	31	28	26	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	28	29	30	29	28	28	27	26	27	26

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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 25 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Arcadia?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	36	38	35	32	32	32	32	34	42	44	44	37	29	26	25
Tue	25	29	39	42	39	35	33	31	32	36	44	48	49	42	32	27	25
Wed	25	29	40	44	40	35	33	32	32	37	44	50	49	43	34	27	25
Thu	25	29	39	42	39	35	33	32	33	39	45	50	50	43	34	28	26
Fri	25	27	33	35	34	33	34	36	40	43	49	49	46	39	32	27	26
Sat	25	26	26	26	27	28	30	31	32	34	35	35	34	31	28	26	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	28	29	30	29	28	28	27	26	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	36	38	35	32	32	32	32	34	42	44	44	37	29	26	25
Tue	25	29	39	42	39	35	33	31	32	36	44	48	49	42	32	27	25
Wed	25	29	40	44	40	35	33	32	32	37	44	50	49	43	34	27	25
Thu	25	29	39	42	39	35	33	32	33	39	45	50	50	43	34	28	26
Fri	25	27	33	35	34	33	34	36	40	43	49	49	46	39	32	27	26
Sat	25	26	26	26	27	28	30	31	32	34	35	35	34	31	28	26	26
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	36	38	35	32	32	32	32	34	42	44	44	37	29	26	25
Tue	25	29	39	42	39	35	33	31	32	36	44	48	49	42	32	27	25
Wed	25	29	40	44	40	35	33	32	32	37	44	50	49	43	34	27	25
Thu	25	29	39	42	39	35	33	32	33	39	45	50	50	43	34	28	26
Fri	25	27	33	35	34	33	34	36	40	43	49	49	46	39	32	27	26
Sat	25	26	26	26	27	28	30	31	32	34	35	35	34	31	28	26	26
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	28	29	30	29	28	28	27	26	27	26