Best Time to Drive from Redlands to Downey

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-10 West, usually 67 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Redlands 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	60	85	86	83	79	74	71	71	70	72	73	72	70	66	61	60	59
Tue	59	89	94	85	77	75	70	68	69	70	72	73	85	77	62	61	59
Wed	59	87	92	85	78	72	71	67	69	71	72	74	86	89	82	68	58
Thu	60	85	87	80	77	72	69	68	70	71	72	73	93	74	65	65	59
Fri	59	71	73	76	73	72	71	70	73	75	73	78	88	84	72	70	57
Sat	57	59	59	60	61	63	64	68	67	66	67	69	73	70	67	64	56
Sun	57	58	58	58	60	61	63	64	64	63	62	63	63	68	68	67	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Redlands to Downey (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redlands 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 Redlands to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Redlands to Downey?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 57 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redlands to Downey?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (31 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (11 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	60	85	86	83	79	74	71	71	70	72	73	72	70	66	61	60	59
Tue	59	89	94	85	77	75	70	68	69	70	72	73	85	77	62	61	59
Wed	59	87	92	85	78	72	71	67	69	71	72	74	86	89	82	68	58
Thu	60	85	87	80	77	72	69	68	70	71	72	73	93	74	65	65	59
Fri	59	71	73	76	73	72	71	70	73	75	73	78	88	84	72	70	57
Sat	57	59	59	60	61	63	64	68	67	66	67	69	73	70	67	64	56
Sun	57	58	58	58	60	61	63	64	64	63	62	63	63	68	68	67	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	85	86	83	79	74	71	71	70	72	73	72	70	66	61	60	59
Tue	59	89	94	85	77	75	70	68	69	70	72	73	85	77	62	61	59
Wed	59	87	92	85	78	72	71	67	69	71	72	74	86	89	82	68	58
Thu	60	85	87	80	77	72	69	68	70	71	72	73	93	74	65	65	59
Fri	59	71	73	76	73	72	71	70	73	75	73	78	88	84	72	70	57
Sat	57	59	59	60	61	63	64	68	67	66	67	69	73	70	67	64	56
Sun	57	58	58	58	60	61	63	64	64	63	62	63	63	68	68	67	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	85	86	83	79	74	71	71	70	72	73	72	70	66	61	60	59
Tue	59	89	94	85	77	75	70	68	69	70	72	73	85	77	62	61	59
Wed	59	87	92	85	78	72	71	67	69	71	72	74	86	89	82	68	58
Thu	60	85	87	80	77	72	69	68	70	71	72	73	93	74	65	65	59
Fri	59	71	73	76	73	72	71	70	73	75	73	78	88	84	72	70	57
Sat	57	59	59	60	61	63	64	68	67	66	67	69	73	70	67	64	56
Sun	57	58	58	58	60	61	63	64	64	63	62	63	63	68	68	67	57