Best Time to Drive from Downey to Upland

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-10 East and I-605 North, usually 69 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 Upland 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	34	36	40	46	44	46	46	46	47	53	69	71	69	62	47	38	35
Tue	34	37	40	48	44	44	44	45	47	59	71	73	71	64	52	41	35
Wed	34	37	41	49	46	44	44	46	48	56	71	73	71	61	51	41	35
Thu	34	36	41	47	45	45	45	45	50	60	71	71	69	62	50	41	35
Fri	34	37	41	46	44	45	47	52	62	67	77	74	68	60	52	43	37
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	41	42	46	48	52	50	46	41	38	36
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	39	40	39	39	38	38	37	38	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Downey to Upland (via I-10 East and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 78 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 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey to central Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Upland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 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	34	36	40	46	44	46	46	46	47	53	69	71	69	62	47	38	35
Tue	34	37	40	48	44	44	44	45	47	59	71	73	71	64	52	41	35
Wed	34	37	41	49	46	44	44	46	48	56	71	73	71	61	51	41	35
Thu	34	36	41	47	45	45	45	45	50	60	71	71	69	62	50	41	35
Fri	34	37	41	46	44	45	47	52	62	67	77	74	68	60	52	43	37
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	41	42	46	48	52	50	46	41	38	36
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	39	40	39	39	38	38	37	38	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	40	46	44	46	46	46	47	53	69	71	69	62	47	38	35
Tue	34	37	40	48	44	44	44	45	47	59	71	73	71	64	52	41	35
Wed	34	37	41	49	46	44	44	46	48	56	71	73	71	61	51	41	35
Thu	34	36	41	47	45	45	45	45	50	60	71	71	69	62	50	41	35
Fri	34	37	41	46	44	45	47	52	62	67	77	74	68	60	52	43	37
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	41	42	46	48	52	50	46	41	38	36
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	39	40	39	39	38	38	37	38	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	40	46	44	46	46	46	47	53	69	71	69	62	47	38	35
Tue	34	37	40	48	44	44	44	45	47	59	71	73	71	64	52	41	35
Wed	34	37	41	49	46	44	44	46	48	56	71	73	71	61	51	41	35
Thu	34	36	41	47	45	45	45	45	50	60	71	71	69	62	50	41	35
Fri	34	37	41	46	44	45	47	52	62	67	77	74	68	60	52	43	37
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	41	42	46	48	52	50	46	41	38	36
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	39	40	39	39	38	38	37	38	38	35