Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Downey

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 58 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Moreno Valley 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	65	106	115	121	95	83	84	72	71	72	74	69	67	63	59	59	61
Tue	60	107	114	118	95	85	83	71	70	71	79	75	74	66	60	58	57
Wed	72	112	113	129	98	84	92	77	74	73	74	72	72	66	60	58	56
Thu	69	107	108	122	96	90	78	75	75	75	76	74	75	67	61	58	56
Fri	61	86	90	88	82	85	81	74	76	76	82	80	76	69	62	57	57
Sat	57	60	60	61	66	87	80	86	82	77	74	73	68	63	59	57	56
Sun	56	57	56	58	58	68	80	79	70	67	61	60	60	59	59	60	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Moreno Valley to Downey (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley to Downey?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Moreno Valley to Downey?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 56 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moreno Valley to Downey?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (26 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	65	106	115	121	95	83	84	72	71	72	74	69	67	63	59	59	61
Tue	60	107	114	118	95	85	83	71	70	71	79	75	74	66	60	58	57
Wed	72	112	113	129	98	84	92	77	74	73	74	72	72	66	60	58	56
Thu	69	107	108	122	96	90	78	75	75	75	76	74	75	67	61	58	56
Fri	61	86	90	88	82	85	81	74	76	76	82	80	76	69	62	57	57
Sat	57	60	60	61	66	87	80	86	82	77	74	73	68	63	59	57	56
Sun	56	57	56	58	58	68	80	79	70	67	61	60	60	59	59	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	106	115	121	95	83	84	72	71	72	74	69	67	63	59	59	61
Tue	60	107	114	118	95	85	83	71	70	71	79	75	74	66	60	58	57
Wed	72	112	113	129	98	84	92	77	74	73	74	72	72	66	60	58	56
Thu	69	107	108	122	96	90	78	75	75	75	76	74	75	67	61	58	56
Fri	61	86	90	88	82	85	81	74	76	76	82	80	76	69	62	57	57
Sat	57	60	60	61	66	87	80	86	82	77	74	73	68	63	59	57	56
Sun	56	57	56	58	58	68	80	79	70	67	61	60	60	59	59	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	106	115	121	95	83	84	72	71	72	74	69	67	63	59	59	61
Tue	60	107	114	118	95	85	83	71	70	71	79	75	74	66	60	58	57
Wed	72	112	113	129	98	84	92	77	74	73	74	72	72	66	60	58	56
Thu	69	107	108	122	96	90	78	75	75	75	76	74	75	67	61	58	56
Fri	61	86	90	88	82	85	81	74	76	76	82	80	76	69	62	57	57
Sat	57	60	60	61	66	87	80	86	82	77	74	73	68	63	59	57	56
Sun	56	57	56	58	58	68	80	79	70	67	61	60	60	59	59	60	56