Best Time to Drive from Downey to Rialto

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 38% 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	50	53	60	64	63	65	66	67	69	75	92	93	89	82	67	58	52
Tue	51	54	60	66	63	63	64	65	68	80	93	91	91	83	72	59	52
Wed	51	55	61	68	65	65	66	66	68	78	92	93	91	78	70	59	52
Thu	51	55	61	65	64	64	64	65	71	82	92	90	89	81	68	59	52
Fri	51	54	59	64	64	66	67	73	85	91	100	97	91	80	71	61	54
Sat	52	53	54	54	55	56	58	59	61	65	66	69	70	66	60	56	54
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	53	55	57	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	56	52

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 50 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (70 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 13 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 50 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 50 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Rialto?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 101 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

More drives

Rialto 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	50	53	60	64	63	65	66	67	69	75	92	93	89	82	67	58	52
Tue	51	54	60	66	63	63	64	65	68	80	93	91	91	83	72	59	52
Wed	51	55	61	68	65	65	66	66	68	78	92	93	91	78	70	59	52
Thu	51	55	61	65	64	64	64	65	71	82	92	90	89	81	68	59	52
Fri	51	54	59	64	64	66	67	73	85	91	100	97	91	80	71	61	54
Sat	52	53	54	54	55	56	58	59	61	65	66	69	70	66	60	56	54
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	53	55	57	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	60	64	63	65	66	67	69	75	92	93	89	82	67	58	52
Tue	51	54	60	66	63	63	64	65	68	80	93	91	91	83	72	59	52
Wed	51	55	61	68	65	65	66	66	68	78	92	93	91	78	70	59	52
Thu	51	55	61	65	64	64	64	65	71	82	92	90	89	81	68	59	52
Fri	51	54	59	64	64	66	67	73	85	91	100	97	91	80	71	61	54
Sat	52	53	54	54	55	56	58	59	61	65	66	69	70	66	60	56	54
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	53	55	57	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	60	64	63	65	66	67	69	75	92	93	89	82	67	58	52
Tue	51	54	60	66	63	63	64	65	68	80	93	91	91	83	72	59	52
Wed	51	55	61	68	65	65	66	66	68	78	92	93	91	78	70	59	52
Thu	51	55	61	65	64	64	64	65	71	82	92	90	89	81	68	59	52
Fri	51	54	59	64	64	66	67	73	85	91	100	97	91	80	71	61	54
Sat	52	53	54	54	55	56	58	59	61	65	66	69	70	66	60	56	54
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	53	55	57	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	56	52