Best Time to Drive from Rowland Heights to Downey

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-605 South and SR-60 West, usually 33 at this time.

None 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 Rowland Heights 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	21	28	39	43	37	34	31	31	30	32	39	42	42	33	24	22	21
Tue	21	28	42	46	43	37	33	32	31	35	42	45	47	38	26	22	21
Wed	21	28	41	46	43	37	34	33	32	36	41	46	47	40	27	22	21
Thu	21	28	40	45	42	37	35	33	33	37	42	45	46	39	27	22	21
Fri	21	26	34	37	35	34	33	34	36	40	45	45	44	38	29	23	21
Sat	21	22	23	23	24	26	28	30	31	32	33	33	32	29	25	22	21
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	24	26	26	26	25	24	23	23	23	22

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Rowland Heights to Downey (via I-605 South and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rowland Heights to Downey?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 21 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rowland Heights to Downey?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	28	39	43	37	34	31	31	30	32	39	42	42	33	24	22	21
Tue	21	28	42	46	43	37	33	32	31	35	42	45	47	38	26	22	21
Wed	21	28	41	46	43	37	34	33	32	36	41	46	47	40	27	22	21
Thu	21	28	40	45	42	37	35	33	33	37	42	45	46	39	27	22	21
Fri	21	26	34	37	35	34	33	34	36	40	45	45	44	38	29	23	21
Sat	21	22	23	23	24	26	28	30	31	32	33	33	32	29	25	22	21
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	24	26	26	26	25	24	23	23	23	22

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	28	39	43	37	34	31	31	30	32	39	42	42	33	24	22	21
Tue	21	28	42	46	43	37	33	32	31	35	42	45	47	38	26	22	21
Wed	21	28	41	46	43	37	34	33	32	36	41	46	47	40	27	22	21
Thu	21	28	40	45	42	37	35	33	33	37	42	45	46	39	27	22	21
Fri	21	26	34	37	35	34	33	34	36	40	45	45	44	38	29	23	21
Sat	21	22	23	23	24	26	28	30	31	32	33	33	32	29	25	22	21
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	24	26	26	26	25	24	23	23	23	22

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	28	39	43	37	34	31	31	30	32	39	42	42	33	24	22	21
Tue	21	28	42	46	43	37	33	32	31	35	42	45	47	38	26	22	21
Wed	21	28	41	46	43	37	34	33	32	36	41	46	47	40	27	22	21
Thu	21	28	40	45	42	37	35	33	33	37	42	45	46	39	27	22	21
Fri	21	26	34	37	35	34	33	34	36	40	45	45	44	38	29	23	21
Sat	21	22	23	23	24	26	28	30	31	32	33	33	32	29	25	22	21
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	24	26	26	26	25	24	23	23	23	22