Best Time to Drive from Hesperia to Downey

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 86 minutes via I-210 West and I-15 South and I-605 South, usually 88 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Hesperia to Downey 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	80	127	132	128	106	95	85	84	85	86	85	84	83	79	77	77	73
Tue	77	120	134	119	93	85	83	81	82	84	83	83	83	79	76	76	73
Wed	79	114	120	109	93	86	83	82	83	86	83	83	83	80	78	77	73
Thu	79	118	117	106	92	89	84	84	85	87	87	90	88	81	78	76	73
Fri	75	87	86	88	87	85	83	83	83	88	92	94	95	87	79	77	75
Sat	73	76	76	77	77	79	82	81	82	83	86	87	85	80	75	74	72
Sun	73	72	74	74	75	76	79	81	87	84	86	84	87	87	82	79	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Hesperia to Downey (via I-210 West and I-15 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hesperia to central Downey 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 Hesperia to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 73 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hesperia to Downey?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (12 miles)

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More drives

Downey to Hesperia (return trip) · Hesperia to Los Angeles · Hesperia to Long Beach · Hesperia to Anaheim · Hesperia to Riverside · Hesperia to Santa Ana · Hesperia to Irvine · Hesperia to San Bernardino · Hesperia to Fontana · Hesperia to Moreno Valley · Hesperia to Huntington Beach · Hesperia to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	127	132	128	106	95	85	84	85	86	85	84	83	79	77	77	73
Tue	77	120	134	119	93	85	83	81	82	84	83	83	83	79	76	76	73
Wed	79	114	120	109	93	86	83	82	83	86	83	83	83	80	78	77	73
Thu	79	118	117	106	92	89	84	84	85	87	87	90	88	81	78	76	73
Fri	75	87	86	88	87	85	83	83	83	88	92	94	95	87	79	77	75
Sat	73	76	76	77	77	79	82	81	82	83	86	87	85	80	75	74	72
Sun	73	72	74	74	75	76	79	81	87	84	86	84	87	87	82	79	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	127	132	128	106	95	85	84	85	86	85	84	83	79	77	77	73
Tue	77	120	134	119	93	85	83	81	82	84	83	83	83	79	76	76	73
Wed	79	114	120	109	93	86	83	82	83	86	83	83	83	80	78	77	73
Thu	79	118	117	106	92	89	84	84	85	87	87	90	88	81	78	76	73
Fri	75	87	86	88	87	85	83	83	83	88	92	94	95	87	79	77	75
Sat	73	76	76	77	77	79	82	81	82	83	86	87	85	80	75	74	72
Sun	73	72	74	74	75	76	79	81	87	84	86	84	87	87	82	79	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	127	132	128	106	95	85	84	85	86	85	84	83	79	77	77	73
Tue	77	120	134	119	93	85	83	81	82	84	83	83	83	79	76	76	73
Wed	79	114	120	109	93	86	83	82	83	86	83	83	83	80	78	77	73
Thu	79	118	117	106	92	89	84	84	85	87	87	90	88	81	78	76	73
Fri	75	87	86	88	87	85	83	83	83	88	92	94	95	87	79	77	75
Sat	73	76	76	77	77	79	82	81	82	83	86	87	85	80	75	74	72
Sun	73	72	74	74	75	76	79	81	87	84	86	84	87	87	82	79	73