Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Downey

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-10 West and I-605 South, usually 76 at this time.

Only 25% 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 San Bernardino 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	57	86	87	85	76	72	70	68	67	67	70	68	69	63	58	57	55
Tue	55	91	96	89	76	74	67	67	67	70	71	72	73	69	60	57	55
Wed	56	89	98	91	82	74	72	67	68	68	70	71	76	80	74	64	54
Thu	56	90	93	86	78	71	68	67	69	71	73	74	75	72	64	61	55
Fri	56	69	72	74	71	72	71	70	71	75	76	71	73	79	80	66	54
Sat	55	57	57	58	59	61	63	72	68	65	66	65	65	62	57	56	54
Sun	55	56	56	56	57	58	60	61	61	60	58	59	59	62	63	66	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from San Bernardino to Downey (via I-10 West and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7 am 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino (West 5th Street) 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 San Bernardino to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to Downey?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 54 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Downey?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-215 South 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	57	86	87	85	76	72	70	68	67	67	70	68	69	63	58	57	55
Tue	55	91	96	89	76	74	67	67	67	70	71	72	73	69	60	57	55
Wed	56	89	98	91	82	74	72	67	68	68	70	71	76	80	74	64	54
Thu	56	90	93	86	78	71	68	67	69	71	73	74	75	72	64	61	55
Fri	56	69	72	74	71	72	71	70	71	75	76	71	73	79	80	66	54
Sat	55	57	57	58	59	61	63	72	68	65	66	65	65	62	57	56	54
Sun	55	56	56	56	57	58	60	61	61	60	58	59	59	62	63	66	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	86	87	85	76	72	70	68	67	67	70	68	69	63	58	57	55
Tue	55	91	96	89	76	74	67	67	67	70	71	72	73	69	60	57	55
Wed	56	89	98	91	82	74	72	67	68	68	70	71	76	80	74	64	54
Thu	56	90	93	86	78	71	68	67	69	71	73	74	75	72	64	61	55
Fri	56	69	72	74	71	72	71	70	71	75	76	71	73	79	80	66	54
Sat	55	57	57	58	59	61	63	72	68	65	66	65	65	62	57	56	54
Sun	55	56	56	56	57	58	60	61	61	60	58	59	59	62	63	66	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	86	87	85	76	72	70	68	67	67	70	68	69	63	58	57	55
Tue	55	91	96	89	76	74	67	67	67	70	71	72	73	69	60	57	55
Wed	56	89	98	91	82	74	72	67	68	68	70	71	76	80	74	64	54
Thu	56	90	93	86	78	71	68	67	69	71	73	74	75	72	64	61	55
Fri	56	69	72	74	71	72	71	70	71	75	76	71	73	79	80	66	54
Sat	55	57	57	58	59	61	63	72	68	65	66	65	65	62	57	56	54
Sun	55	56	56	56	57	58	60	61	61	60	58	59	59	62	63	66	54