Best Time to Drive from Downey to Arcadia

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 26 minutes via I-605 North.

Only 25% 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 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	43	47	41	37	36	37	38	42	53	55	53	48	35	28	26
Tue	25	30	48	52	49	43	39	35	38	48	58	61	61	56	44	30	26
Wed	25	30	46	50	46	41	38	35	37	44	52	56	56	50	41	30	26
Thu	25	31	48	51	46	42	37	37	41	50	58	59	60	55	42	32	27
Fri	25	28	39	40	38	39	41	45	51	55	61	58	56	51	41	32	27
Sat	26	26	26	27	28	29	32	34	36	41	43	44	43	38	33	29	27
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	30	31	32	32	29	29	28	28	28	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Downey to Arcadia (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey Avenue) to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 25 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Arcadia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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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	43	47	41	37	36	37	38	42	53	55	53	48	35	28	26
Tue	25	30	48	52	49	43	39	35	38	48	58	61	61	56	44	30	26
Wed	25	30	46	50	46	41	38	35	37	44	52	56	56	50	41	30	26
Thu	25	31	48	51	46	42	37	37	41	50	58	59	60	55	42	32	27
Fri	25	28	39	40	38	39	41	45	51	55	61	58	56	51	41	32	27
Sat	26	26	26	27	28	29	32	34	36	41	43	44	43	38	33	29	27
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	30	31	32	32	29	29	28	28	28	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	43	47	41	37	36	37	38	42	53	55	53	48	35	28	26
Tue	25	30	48	52	49	43	39	35	38	48	58	61	61	56	44	30	26
Wed	25	30	46	50	46	41	38	35	37	44	52	56	56	50	41	30	26
Thu	25	31	48	51	46	42	37	37	41	50	58	59	60	55	42	32	27
Fri	25	28	39	40	38	39	41	45	51	55	61	58	56	51	41	32	27
Sat	26	26	26	27	28	29	32	34	36	41	43	44	43	38	33	29	27
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	30	31	32	32	29	29	28	28	28	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	43	47	41	37	36	37	38	42	53	55	53	48	35	28	26
Tue	25	30	48	52	49	43	39	35	38	48	58	61	61	56	44	30	26
Wed	25	30	46	50	46	41	38	35	37	44	52	56	56	50	41	30	26
Thu	25	31	48	51	46	42	37	37	41	50	58	59	60	55	42	32	27
Fri	25	28	39	40	38	39	41	45	51	55	61	58	56	51	41	32	27
Sat	26	26	26	27	28	29	32	34	36	41	43	44	43	38	33	29	27
Sun	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	30	31	32	32	29	29	28	28	28	26