Best Time to Drive from Downey to Chino Hills

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 45 minutes via SR-60 East and I-605 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Chino 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	29	31	42	49	44	43	46	43	48	59	74	80	77	61	42	35	31
Tue	29	32	45	58	49	45	45	47	50	64	73	83	86	72	49	35	30
Wed	29	32	45	56	50	43	43	44	46	56	72	82	82	64	49	38	30
Thu	29	32	43	51	47	45	46	47	51	62	70	76	80	61	44	37	30
Fri	29	32	44	44	42	44	46	48	53	61	71	71	61	52	45	39	31
Sat	30	30	30	31	33	32	35	35	37	41	43	45	44	42	38	33	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	34	34	33	32	33	34	33	34	33	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Downey to Chino Hills (via SR-60 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey to central Chino 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 Chino Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 29 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Chino Hills?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (7 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	29	31	42	49	44	43	46	43	48	59	74	80	77	61	42	35	31
Tue	29	32	45	58	49	45	45	47	50	64	73	83	86	72	49	35	30
Wed	29	32	45	56	50	43	43	44	46	56	72	82	82	64	49	38	30
Thu	29	32	43	51	47	45	46	47	51	62	70	76	80	61	44	37	30
Fri	29	32	44	44	42	44	46	48	53	61	71	71	61	52	45	39	31
Sat	30	30	30	31	33	32	35	35	37	41	43	45	44	42	38	33	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	34	34	33	32	33	34	33	34	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	42	49	44	43	46	43	48	59	74	80	77	61	42	35	31
Tue	29	32	45	58	49	45	45	47	50	64	73	83	86	72	49	35	30
Wed	29	32	45	56	50	43	43	44	46	56	72	82	82	64	49	38	30
Thu	29	32	43	51	47	45	46	47	51	62	70	76	80	61	44	37	30
Fri	29	32	44	44	42	44	46	48	53	61	71	71	61	52	45	39	31
Sat	30	30	30	31	33	32	35	35	37	41	43	45	44	42	38	33	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	34	34	33	32	33	34	33	34	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	42	49	44	43	46	43	48	59	74	80	77	61	42	35	31
Tue	29	32	45	58	49	45	45	47	50	64	73	83	86	72	49	35	30
Wed	29	32	45	56	50	43	43	44	46	56	72	82	82	64	49	38	30
Thu	29	32	43	51	47	45	46	47	51	62	70	76	80	61	44	37	30
Fri	29	32	44	44	42	44	46	48	53	61	71	71	61	52	45	39	31
Sat	30	30	30	31	33	32	35	35	37	41	43	45	44	42	38	33	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	34	34	33	32	33	34	33	34	33	30