Best Time to Drive from Downey to Claremont

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 34 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Claremont 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	30	33	40	46	43	42	42	43	44	51	66	69	67	57	42	34	31
Tue	30	34	44	50	49	46	43	41	44	57	69	73	73	65	51	37	31
Wed	30	34	42	50	47	45	42	42	44	53	66	69	69	57	48	37	31
Thu	30	34	43	49	47	45	43	43	48	59	70	72	71	63	49	38	32
Fri	30	32	39	44	42	43	47	53	60	67	79	75	71	62	51	39	33
Sat	31	31	32	32	33	34	36	38	41	46	49	52	51	44	38	34	32
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	34	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Downey to Claremont (via I-10 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 17 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 Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Claremont?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (2 miles)

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More drives

Claremont 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	30	33	40	46	43	42	42	43	44	51	66	69	67	57	42	34	31
Tue	30	34	44	50	49	46	43	41	44	57	69	73	73	65	51	37	31
Wed	30	34	42	50	47	45	42	42	44	53	66	69	69	57	48	37	31
Thu	30	34	43	49	47	45	43	43	48	59	70	72	71	63	49	38	32
Fri	30	32	39	44	42	43	47	53	60	67	79	75	71	62	51	39	33
Sat	31	31	32	32	33	34	36	38	41	46	49	52	51	44	38	34	32
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	34	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	40	46	43	42	42	43	44	51	66	69	67	57	42	34	31
Tue	30	34	44	50	49	46	43	41	44	57	69	73	73	65	51	37	31
Wed	30	34	42	50	47	45	42	42	44	53	66	69	69	57	48	37	31
Thu	30	34	43	49	47	45	43	43	48	59	70	72	71	63	49	38	32
Fri	30	32	39	44	42	43	47	53	60	67	79	75	71	62	51	39	33
Sat	31	31	32	32	33	34	36	38	41	46	49	52	51	44	38	34	32
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	34	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	40	46	43	42	42	43	44	51	66	69	67	57	42	34	31
Tue	30	34	44	50	49	46	43	41	44	57	69	73	73	65	51	37	31
Wed	30	34	42	50	47	45	42	42	44	53	66	69	69	57	48	37	31
Thu	30	34	43	49	47	45	43	43	48	59	70	72	71	63	49	38	32
Fri	30	32	39	44	42	43	47	53	60	67	79	75	71	62	51	39	33
Sat	31	31	32	32	33	34	36	38	41	46	49	52	51	44	38	34	32
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	34	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	31