Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Downey to LGB

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Downey to LGB (via I-710 South) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 25 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 20 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (20 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: LGB to Downey

Freeway, about 10 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 9 to 12 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey Avenue) to Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Downey to LGB by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1818202220202020202020212120181818
Tue1819212522212020192021212221191818
Wed1819212422212020202021222221191818
Thu1819212422202020202121222322191818
Fri1818202221202021212122222221191818
Sat1818181818191919202020202019181818
Sun1818181818181919191919191919181918

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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 25 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 18 to 25 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 20 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to LGB?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 25 minutes.

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