Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Downey

Right now (2:19 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-605 North and I-405 North, usually 33 at this time.

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 Huntington Beach 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	31	32	37	40	42	37	39	39	37	40	42	44	46	40	36	34	31
Tue	31	32	46	57	50	40	38	36	36	39	43	48	51	45	38	33	31
Wed	31	33	39	50	45	42	40	38	39	44	42	50	52	48	45	41	33
Thu	31	33	39	45	43	40	38	38	39	42	46	51	54	45	40	36	31
Fri	31	32	35	37	38	37	41	40	39	45	44	48	48	42	39	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	36	37	38	39	39	36	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Downey (via I-605 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (18 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) to central Downey (Downey Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Downey?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 31 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Downey?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Orange County (8 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	37	40	42	37	39	39	37	40	42	44	46	40	36	34	31
Tue	31	32	46	57	50	40	38	36	36	39	43	48	51	45	38	33	31
Wed	31	33	39	50	45	42	40	38	39	44	42	50	52	48	45	41	33
Thu	31	33	39	45	43	40	38	38	39	42	46	51	54	45	40	36	31
Fri	31	32	35	37	38	37	41	40	39	45	44	48	48	42	39	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	36	37	38	39	39	36	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	37	40	42	37	39	39	37	40	42	44	46	40	36	34	31
Tue	31	32	46	57	50	40	38	36	36	39	43	48	51	45	38	33	31
Wed	31	33	39	50	45	42	40	38	39	44	42	50	52	48	45	41	33
Thu	31	33	39	45	43	40	38	38	39	42	46	51	54	45	40	36	31
Fri	31	32	35	37	38	37	41	40	39	45	44	48	48	42	39	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	36	37	38	39	39	36	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	37	40	42	37	39	39	37	40	42	44	46	40	36	34	31
Tue	31	32	46	57	50	40	38	36	36	39	43	48	51	45	38	33	31
Wed	31	33	39	50	45	42	40	38	39	44	42	50	52	48	45	41	33
Thu	31	33	39	45	43	40	38	38	39	42	46	51	54	45	40	36	31
Fri	31	32	35	37	38	37	41	40	39	45	44	48	48	42	39	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	36	37	38	39	39	36	34	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	33	31