Best Time to Drive from Downey to Beverly Hills

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 28 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North.

Only 7% 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 Beverly Hills 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	28	35	45	49	40	37	35	36	34	34	35	34	38	34	31	29	28
Tue	28	37	44	54	42	40	36	34	35	35	34	39	40	37	37	29	28
Wed	28	35	43	48	42	37	37	34	33	32	39	41	39	37	32	29	28
Thu	28	36	43	50	41	39	38	35	35	34	40	54	53	41	37	33	29
Fri	28	34	38	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	56	54	58	46	38	33	30
Sat	28	29	30	30	32	35	40	40	39	39	44	43	57	39	35	33	30
Sun	28	28	28	29	29	32	35	36	35	36	35	36	35	37	38	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Downey to Beverly Hills (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey to central Beverly Hills 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 Beverly Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Downey to Beverly Hills?

The 23-mile drive usually takes 28 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Beverly Hills?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Beverly Hills 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	28	35	45	49	40	37	35	36	34	34	35	34	38	34	31	29	28
Tue	28	37	44	54	42	40	36	34	35	35	34	39	40	37	37	29	28
Wed	28	35	43	48	42	37	37	34	33	32	39	41	39	37	32	29	28
Thu	28	36	43	50	41	39	38	35	35	34	40	54	53	41	37	33	29
Fri	28	34	38	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	56	54	58	46	38	33	30
Sat	28	29	30	30	32	35	40	40	39	39	44	43	57	39	35	33	30
Sun	28	28	28	29	29	32	35	36	35	36	35	36	35	37	38	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	35	45	49	40	37	35	36	34	34	35	34	38	34	31	29	28
Tue	28	37	44	54	42	40	36	34	35	35	34	39	40	37	37	29	28
Wed	28	35	43	48	42	37	37	34	33	32	39	41	39	37	32	29	28
Thu	28	36	43	50	41	39	38	35	35	34	40	54	53	41	37	33	29
Fri	28	34	38	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	56	54	58	46	38	33	30
Sat	28	29	30	30	32	35	40	40	39	39	44	43	57	39	35	33	30
Sun	28	28	28	29	29	32	35	36	35	36	35	36	35	37	38	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	35	45	49	40	37	35	36	34	34	35	34	38	34	31	29	28
Tue	28	37	44	54	42	40	36	34	35	35	34	39	40	37	37	29	28
Wed	28	35	43	48	42	37	37	34	33	32	39	41	39	37	32	29	28
Thu	28	36	43	50	41	39	38	35	35	34	40	54	53	41	37	33	29
Fri	28	34	38	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	56	54	58	46	38	33	30
Sat	28	29	30	30	32	35	40	40	39	39	44	43	57	39	35	33	30
Sun	28	28	28	29	29	32	35	36	35	36	35	36	35	37	38	35	32