Best Time to Drive from Downey to Rialto

Right now (12:20 am PST): about 51 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North.

Only 44% 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 Rialto 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	51	53	59	65	62	64	64	64	69	74	95	101	90	83	69	58	53
Tue	51	53	60	67	63	62	63	64	68	87	110	109	96	86	74	60	52
Wed	51	54	60	68	64	63	63	65	68	84	100	98	94	82	74	59	53
Thu	52	54	60	65	63	63	65	65	74	92	99	99	93	82	69	60	53
Fri	52	55	60	64	63	65	68	73	85	99	113	107	101	85	77	64	55
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	56	58	60	61	64	66	69	69	67	61	58	54
Sun	52	52	53	53	53	54	55	57	58	58	58	57	58	57	58	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Downey to Rialto (via I-10 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey to central Rialto 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 Rialto?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 51 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Rialto?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (1.2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	59	65	62	64	64	64	69	74	95	101	90	83	69	58	53
Tue	51	53	60	67	63	62	63	64	68	87	110	109	96	86	74	60	52
Wed	51	54	60	68	64	63	63	65	68	84	100	98	94	82	74	59	53
Thu	52	54	60	65	63	63	65	65	74	92	99	99	93	82	69	60	53
Fri	52	55	60	64	63	65	68	73	85	99	113	107	101	85	77	64	55
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	56	58	60	61	64	66	69	69	67	61	58	54
Sun	52	52	53	53	53	54	55	57	58	58	58	57	58	57	58	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	59	65	62	64	64	64	69	74	95	101	90	83	69	58	53
Tue	51	53	60	67	63	62	63	64	68	87	110	109	96	86	74	60	52
Wed	51	54	60	68	64	63	63	65	68	84	100	98	94	82	74	59	53
Thu	52	54	60	65	63	63	65	65	74	92	99	99	93	82	69	60	53
Fri	52	55	60	64	63	65	68	73	85	99	113	107	101	85	77	64	55
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	56	58	60	61	64	66	69	69	67	61	58	54
Sun	52	52	53	53	53	54	55	57	58	58	58	57	58	57	58	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	59	65	62	64	64	64	69	74	95	101	90	83	69	58	53
Tue	51	53	60	67	63	62	63	64	68	87	110	109	96	86	74	60	52
Wed	51	54	60	68	64	63	63	65	68	84	100	98	94	82	74	59	53
Thu	52	54	60	65	63	63	65	65	74	92	99	99	93	82	69	60	53
Fri	52	55	60	64	63	65	68	73	85	99	113	107	101	85	77	64	55
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	56	58	60	61	64	66	69	69	67	61	58	54
Sun	52	52	53	53	53	54	55	57	58	58	58	57	58	57	58	57	53