Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Downey

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 35 minutes via I-710 North and SR-47 North.

Only 10% 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 Palos Verdes 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	35	35	45	48	46	42	41	39	39	44	47	49	47	41	37	35	34
Tue	34	35	59	64	63	54	48	44	49	47	52	52	55	51	39	35	34
Wed	34	39	57	60	58	53	41	42	44	51	56	58	53	47	39	36	34
Thu	34	37	56	58	54	46	44	45	42	49	57	61	56	50	42	36	34
Fri	34	35	48	54	41	40	44	50	51	55	56	56	53	53	44	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	35	38	40	44	49	48	54	52	45	36	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	34	35	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Downey (via I-710 North and SR-47 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 18 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Downey?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 34 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to Downey?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	45	48	46	42	41	39	39	44	47	49	47	41	37	35	34
Tue	34	35	59	64	63	54	48	44	49	47	52	52	55	51	39	35	34
Wed	34	39	57	60	58	53	41	42	44	51	56	58	53	47	39	36	34
Thu	34	37	56	58	54	46	44	45	42	49	57	61	56	50	42	36	34
Fri	34	35	48	54	41	40	44	50	51	55	56	56	53	53	44	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	35	38	40	44	49	48	54	52	45	36	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	34	35	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	45	48	46	42	41	39	39	44	47	49	47	41	37	35	34
Tue	34	35	59	64	63	54	48	44	49	47	52	52	55	51	39	35	34
Wed	34	39	57	60	58	53	41	42	44	51	56	58	53	47	39	36	34
Thu	34	37	56	58	54	46	44	45	42	49	57	61	56	50	42	36	34
Fri	34	35	48	54	41	40	44	50	51	55	56	56	53	53	44	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	35	38	40	44	49	48	54	52	45	36	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	34	35	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	45	48	46	42	41	39	39	44	47	49	47	41	37	35	34
Tue	34	35	59	64	63	54	48	44	49	47	52	52	55	51	39	35	34
Wed	34	39	57	60	58	53	41	42	44	51	56	58	53	47	39	36	34
Thu	34	37	56	58	54	46	44	45	42	49	57	61	56	50	42	36	34
Fri	34	35	48	54	41	40	44	50	51	55	56	56	53	53	44	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	35	38	40	44	49	48	54	52	45	36	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	34	35	36	34