Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Downey

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Rancho Cucamonga 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	38	61	71	64	60	54	51	52	50	49	51	50	49	46	42	40	40
Tue	38	65	78	71	60	57	51	49	50	51	53	54	54	53	46	43	40
Wed	39	63	80	72	65	57	56	51	49	50	50	51	54	59	60	54	40
Thu	39	64	75	67	62	55	51	50	52	52	53	54	59	53	49	47	40
Fri	39	50	54	53	52	55	53	54	55	55	56	53	56	56	65	56	40
Sat	40	41	42	42	43	44	47	50	51	50	50	50	50	47	43	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	44	46	44	43	43	44	46	49	50	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Downey (via I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cucamonga 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 Rancho Cucamonga to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Downey?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 38 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Downey?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (1.6 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	38	61	71	64	60	54	51	52	50	49	51	50	49	46	42	40	40
Tue	38	65	78	71	60	57	51	49	50	51	53	54	54	53	46	43	40
Wed	39	63	80	72	65	57	56	51	49	50	50	51	54	59	60	54	40
Thu	39	64	75	67	62	55	51	50	52	52	53	54	59	53	49	47	40
Fri	39	50	54	53	52	55	53	54	55	55	56	53	56	56	65	56	40
Sat	40	41	42	42	43	44	47	50	51	50	50	50	50	47	43	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	44	46	44	43	43	44	46	49	50	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	61	71	64	60	54	51	52	50	49	51	50	49	46	42	40	40
Tue	38	65	78	71	60	57	51	49	50	51	53	54	54	53	46	43	40
Wed	39	63	80	72	65	57	56	51	49	50	50	51	54	59	60	54	40
Thu	39	64	75	67	62	55	51	50	52	52	53	54	59	53	49	47	40
Fri	39	50	54	53	52	55	53	54	55	55	56	53	56	56	65	56	40
Sat	40	41	42	42	43	44	47	50	51	50	50	50	50	47	43	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	44	46	44	43	43	44	46	49	50	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	61	71	64	60	54	51	52	50	49	51	50	49	46	42	40	40
Tue	38	65	78	71	60	57	51	49	50	51	53	54	54	53	46	43	40
Wed	39	63	80	72	65	57	56	51	49	50	50	51	54	59	60	54	40
Thu	39	64	75	67	62	55	51	50	52	52	53	54	59	53	49	47	40
Fri	39	50	54	53	52	55	53	54	55	55	56	53	56	56	65	56	40
Sat	40	41	42	42	43	44	47	50	51	50	50	50	50	47	43	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	44	46	44	43	43	44	46	49	50	41