Best Time to Drive from Downey to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 36 minutes via I-710 South.

Only 4% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	35	36	41	56	41	40	39	39	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	35
Tue	35	36	75	84	49	44	44	43	40	39	38	36	36	36	36	35	35
Wed	35	40	71	81	53	44	42	43	41	40	38	38	36	36	37	36	35
Thu	35	36	63	82	57	43	40	44	39	40	38	36	38	37	37	36	35
Fri	35	38	57	65	49	44	42	42	41	39	38	37	39	37	37	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Downey to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-710 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 3 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (20 to 53 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey to central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 3 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Downey to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 35 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 South in Los Angeles (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	41	56	41	40	39	39	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	35
Tue	35	36	75	84	49	44	44	43	40	39	38	36	36	36	36	35	35
Wed	35	40	71	81	53	44	42	43	41	40	38	38	36	36	37	36	35
Thu	35	36	63	82	57	43	40	44	39	40	38	36	38	37	37	36	35
Fri	35	38	57	65	49	44	42	42	41	39	38	37	39	37	37	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	41	56	41	40	39	39	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	35
Tue	35	36	75	84	49	44	44	43	40	39	38	36	36	36	36	35	35
Wed	35	40	71	81	53	44	42	43	41	40	38	38	36	36	37	36	35
Thu	35	36	63	82	57	43	40	44	39	40	38	36	38	37	37	36	35
Fri	35	38	57	65	49	44	42	42	41	39	38	37	39	37	37	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	41	56	41	40	39	39	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	35
Tue	35	36	75	84	49	44	44	43	40	39	38	36	36	36	36	35	35
Wed	35	40	71	81	53	44	42	43	41	40	38	38	36	36	37	36	35
Thu	35	36	63	82	57	43	40	44	39	40	38	36	38	37	37	36	35
Fri	35	38	57	65	49	44	42	42	41	39	38	37	39	37	37	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	36