Best Time to Drive from Downey to Hesperia

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-210 East and I-15 North and I-605 North, usually 81 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Hesperia 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	80	94	87	90	90	90	91	93	97	107	128	131	126	114	96	84	79
Tue	78	83	84	90	88	89	90	92	98	112	131	131	126	116	102	86	78
Wed	77	85	83	91	90	90	90	93	95	109	129	132	128	117	101	88	79
Thu	77	81	84	91	91	92	92	95	99	118	135	136	131	122	103	89	79
Fri	78	80	84	88	89	91	95	105	125	139	144	138	131	120	107	94	83
Sat	78	78	79	80	82	83	87	89	90	96	98	100	98	92	88	82	79
Sun	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	84	85	86	86	83	84	81	83	84	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Downey to Hesperia (via I-210 East and I-15 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey to central Hesperia 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 Hesperia?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 77 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Hesperia?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (13 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	80	94	87	90	90	90	91	93	97	107	128	131	126	114	96	84	79
Tue	78	83	84	90	88	89	90	92	98	112	131	131	126	116	102	86	78
Wed	77	85	83	91	90	90	90	93	95	109	129	132	128	117	101	88	79
Thu	77	81	84	91	91	92	92	95	99	118	135	136	131	122	103	89	79
Fri	78	80	84	88	89	91	95	105	125	139	144	138	131	120	107	94	83
Sat	78	78	79	80	82	83	87	89	90	96	98	100	98	92	88	82	79
Sun	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	84	85	86	86	83	84	81	83	84	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	94	87	90	90	90	91	93	97	107	128	131	126	114	96	84	79
Tue	78	83	84	90	88	89	90	92	98	112	131	131	126	116	102	86	78
Wed	77	85	83	91	90	90	90	93	95	109	129	132	128	117	101	88	79
Thu	77	81	84	91	91	92	92	95	99	118	135	136	131	122	103	89	79
Fri	78	80	84	88	89	91	95	105	125	139	144	138	131	120	107	94	83
Sat	78	78	79	80	82	83	87	89	90	96	98	100	98	92	88	82	79
Sun	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	84	85	86	86	83	84	81	83	84	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	94	87	90	90	90	91	93	97	107	128	131	126	114	96	84	79
Tue	78	83	84	90	88	89	90	92	98	112	131	131	126	116	102	86	78
Wed	77	85	83	91	90	90	90	93	95	109	129	132	128	117	101	88	79
Thu	77	81	84	91	91	92	92	95	99	118	135	136	131	122	103	89	79
Fri	78	80	84	88	89	91	95	105	125	139	144	138	131	120	107	94	83
Sat	78	78	79	80	82	83	87	89	90	96	98	100	98	92	88	82	79
Sun	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	84	85	86	86	83	84	81	83	84	78