Best Time to Drive from Rialto to Downey

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-210 West and I-605 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Rialto 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	52	76	81	80	65	62	61	60	60	61	61	61	62	56	54	53	52
Tue	52	85	92	92	75	65	60	59	60	61	62	63	64	60	55	53	51
Wed	51	90	95	92	75	66	62	60	59	64	62	63	65	61	55	53	51
Thu	52	87	98	88	71	65	61	59	61	63	63	64	65	63	56	54	51
Fri	51	64	67	72	64	64	62	62	61	63	64	66	67	65	56	53	52
Sat	52	53	53	55	54	57	60	60	62	61	64	63	62	60	55	53	52
Sun	52	51	52	53	53	54	56	63	61	63	58	56	55	55	56	56	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Rialto to Downey (via I-210 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (64 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rialto 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 Rialto to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 51 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rialto to Downey?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (16 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Downey to Rialto (return trip) · Rialto to Los Angeles · Rialto to Long Beach · Rialto to Anaheim · Rialto to Riverside · Rialto to Santa Ana · Rialto to Irvine · Rialto to Moreno Valley · Rialto to Huntington Beach · Rialto to Glendale · Rialto to Santa Clarita · Rialto to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	76	81	80	65	62	61	60	60	61	61	61	62	56	54	53	52
Tue	52	85	92	92	75	65	60	59	60	61	62	63	64	60	55	53	51
Wed	51	90	95	92	75	66	62	60	59	64	62	63	65	61	55	53	51
Thu	52	87	98	88	71	65	61	59	61	63	63	64	65	63	56	54	51
Fri	51	64	67	72	64	64	62	62	61	63	64	66	67	65	56	53	52
Sat	52	53	53	55	54	57	60	60	62	61	64	63	62	60	55	53	52
Sun	52	51	52	53	53	54	56	63	61	63	58	56	55	55	56	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	76	81	80	65	62	61	60	60	61	61	61	62	56	54	53	52
Tue	52	85	92	92	75	65	60	59	60	61	62	63	64	60	55	53	51
Wed	51	90	95	92	75	66	62	60	59	64	62	63	65	61	55	53	51
Thu	52	87	98	88	71	65	61	59	61	63	63	64	65	63	56	54	51
Fri	51	64	67	72	64	64	62	62	61	63	64	66	67	65	56	53	52
Sat	52	53	53	55	54	57	60	60	62	61	64	63	62	60	55	53	52
Sun	52	51	52	53	53	54	56	63	61	63	58	56	55	55	56	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	76	81	80	65	62	61	60	60	61	61	61	62	56	54	53	52
Tue	52	85	92	92	75	65	60	59	60	61	62	63	64	60	55	53	51
Wed	51	90	95	92	75	66	62	60	59	64	62	63	65	61	55	53	51
Thu	52	87	98	88	71	65	61	59	61	63	63	64	65	63	56	54	51
Fri	51	64	67	72	64	64	62	62	61	63	64	66	67	65	56	53	52
Sat	52	53	53	55	54	57	60	60	62	61	64	63	62	60	55	53	52
Sun	52	51	52	53	53	54	56	63	61	63	58	56	55	55	56	56	52