Best Time to Drive from Monterey Park to Downey

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-5 South, usually 44 at this time.

None 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 Monterey Park 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	22	23	27	30	23	24	31	33	38	32	61	67	63	61	41	22	20
Tue	19	22	32	40	26	24	24	27	27	44	60	66	65	65	51	30	19
Wed	19	21	33	37	28	23	24	27	29	37	38	52	44	48	38	26	20
Thu	19	21	32	40	26	28	30	32	42	46	60	63	67	64	44	27	21
Fri	19	19	31	39	35	28	28	31	47	56	61	65	65	61	46	32	20
Sat	19	19	19	20	27	27	30	34	37	45	51	48	39	34	30	27	22
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	23	25	31	33	35	36	34	32	33	32	29	22

About this drive

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Monterey Park to Downey (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 5 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (15 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Monterey Park to Downey?

The 12-mile drive usually takes 19 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Monterey Park to Downey?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	23	27	30	23	24	31	33	38	32	61	67	63	61	41	22	20
Tue	19	22	32	40	26	24	24	27	27	44	60	66	65	65	51	30	19
Wed	19	21	33	37	28	23	24	27	29	37	38	52	44	48	38	26	20
Thu	19	21	32	40	26	28	30	32	42	46	60	63	67	64	44	27	21
Fri	19	19	31	39	35	28	28	31	47	56	61	65	65	61	46	32	20
Sat	19	19	19	20	27	27	30	34	37	45	51	48	39	34	30	27	22
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	23	25	31	33	35	36	34	32	33	32	29	22

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	23	27	30	23	24	31	33	38	32	61	67	63	61	41	22	20
Tue	19	22	32	40	26	24	24	27	27	44	60	66	65	65	51	30	19
Wed	19	21	33	37	28	23	24	27	29	37	38	52	44	48	38	26	20
Thu	19	21	32	40	26	28	30	32	42	46	60	63	67	64	44	27	21
Fri	19	19	31	39	35	28	28	31	47	56	61	65	65	61	46	32	20
Sat	19	19	19	20	27	27	30	34	37	45	51	48	39	34	30	27	22
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	23	25	31	33	35	36	34	32	33	32	29	22

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	23	27	30	23	24	31	33	38	32	61	67	63	61	41	22	20
Tue	19	22	32	40	26	24	24	27	27	44	60	66	65	65	51	30	19
Wed	19	21	33	37	28	23	24	27	29	37	38	52	44	48	38	26	20
Thu	19	21	32	40	26	28	30	32	42	46	60	63	67	64	44	27	21
Fri	19	19	31	39	35	28	28	31	47	56	61	65	65	61	46	32	20
Sat	19	19	19	20	27	27	30	34	37	45	51	48	39	34	30	27	22
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	23	25	31	33	35	36	34	32	33	32	29	22