Best Time to Drive from Downey to Azusa

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 26 minutes via I-605 North, usually 26 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 Downey to Azusa 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	23	26	33	36	35	34	33	34	35	42	54	58	56	49	34	26	24
Tue	23	27	37	41	41	37	35	33	36	47	59	63	62	56	43	29	24
Wed	23	27	35	41	39	37	34	33	34	43	52	58	58	52	41	29	24
Thu	23	28	36	40	39	37	34	35	39	51	61	62	61	55	42	30	25
Fri	23	26	32	34	34	35	39	43	51	57	64	60	58	52	40	31	26
Sat	24	24	24	24	25	27	29	31	33	39	42	42	41	35	31	27	25
Sun	24	23	23	24	24	24	25	27	28	29	29	27	27	26	26	26	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Downey to Azusa (via I-605 North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 18 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 Azusa (Foothill Boulevard) 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 Azusa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 23 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Azusa?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Azusa to Downey (return trip) · Downey to Los Angeles · Downey to Santa Monica · Downey to Long Beach · Downey to West Covina · Downey to Burbank · Downey to Glendale · Downey to Santa Clarita · Downey to Van Nuys · Downey to LAX · Downey to Hollywood · Downey to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	26	33	36	35	34	33	34	35	42	54	58	56	49	34	26	24
Tue	23	27	37	41	41	37	35	33	36	47	59	63	62	56	43	29	24
Wed	23	27	35	41	39	37	34	33	34	43	52	58	58	52	41	29	24
Thu	23	28	36	40	39	37	34	35	39	51	61	62	61	55	42	30	25
Fri	23	26	32	34	34	35	39	43	51	57	64	60	58	52	40	31	26
Sat	24	24	24	24	25	27	29	31	33	39	42	42	41	35	31	27	25
Sun	24	23	23	24	24	24	25	27	28	29	29	27	27	26	26	26	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	26	33	36	35	34	33	34	35	42	54	58	56	49	34	26	24
Tue	23	27	37	41	41	37	35	33	36	47	59	63	62	56	43	29	24
Wed	23	27	35	41	39	37	34	33	34	43	52	58	58	52	41	29	24
Thu	23	28	36	40	39	37	34	35	39	51	61	62	61	55	42	30	25
Fri	23	26	32	34	34	35	39	43	51	57	64	60	58	52	40	31	26
Sat	24	24	24	24	25	27	29	31	33	39	42	42	41	35	31	27	25
Sun	24	23	23	24	24	24	25	27	28	29	29	27	27	26	26	26	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	26	33	36	35	34	33	34	35	42	54	58	56	49	34	26	24
Tue	23	27	37	41	41	37	35	33	36	47	59	63	62	56	43	29	24
Wed	23	27	35	41	39	37	34	33	34	43	52	58	58	52	41	29	24
Thu	23	28	36	40	39	37	34	35	39	51	61	62	61	55	42	30	25
Fri	23	26	32	34	34	35	39	43	51	57	64	60	58	52	40	31	26
Sat	24	24	24	24	25	27	29	31	33	39	42	42	41	35	31	27	25
Sun	24	23	23	24	24	24	25	27	28	29	29	27	27	26	26	26	24