Best Time to Drive from Yucaipa to Downey

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-10 West, usually 81 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Yucaipa 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	70	97	95	99	88	83	82	80	79	83	82	81	81	73	69	68	66
Tue	69	99	107	105	92	84	80	78	80	81	83	84	88	81	71	70	67
Wed	70	98	108	104	94	83	80	77	79	83	83	86	91	96	91	76	66
Thu	70	97	102	100	92	82	79	79	80	83	83	84	95	80	76	72	67
Fri	68	81	83	89	82	81	81	80	81	86	84	85	95	97	80	79	66
Sat	66	69	69	72	71	73	74	80	78	76	78	76	77	74	70	68	65
Sun	66	67	67	67	68	70	72	75	73	72	72	72	71	81	84	84	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Yucaipa to Downey (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Sundays (87 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yucaipa 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 Yucaipa to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 66 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yucaipa to Downey?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 West in Inland Empire (35 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	97	95	99	88	83	82	80	79	83	82	81	81	73	69	68	66
Tue	69	99	107	105	92	84	80	78	80	81	83	84	88	81	71	70	67
Wed	70	98	108	104	94	83	80	77	79	83	83	86	91	96	91	76	66
Thu	70	97	102	100	92	82	79	79	80	83	83	84	95	80	76	72	67
Fri	68	81	83	89	82	81	81	80	81	86	84	85	95	97	80	79	66
Sat	66	69	69	72	71	73	74	80	78	76	78	76	77	74	70	68	65
Sun	66	67	67	67	68	70	72	75	73	72	72	72	71	81	84	84	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	97	95	99	88	83	82	80	79	83	82	81	81	73	69	68	66
Tue	69	99	107	105	92	84	80	78	80	81	83	84	88	81	71	70	67
Wed	70	98	108	104	94	83	80	77	79	83	83	86	91	96	91	76	66
Thu	70	97	102	100	92	82	79	79	80	83	83	84	95	80	76	72	67
Fri	68	81	83	89	82	81	81	80	81	86	84	85	95	97	80	79	66
Sat	66	69	69	72	71	73	74	80	78	76	78	76	77	74	70	68	65
Sun	66	67	67	67	68	70	72	75	73	72	72	72	71	81	84	84	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	97	95	99	88	83	82	80	79	83	82	81	81	73	69	68	66
Tue	69	99	107	105	92	84	80	78	80	81	83	84	88	81	71	70	67
Wed	70	98	108	104	94	83	80	77	79	83	83	86	91	96	91	76	66
Thu	70	97	102	100	92	82	79	79	80	83	83	84	95	80	76	72	67
Fri	68	81	83	89	82	81	81	80	81	86	84	85	95	97	80	79	66
Sat	66	69	69	72	71	73	74	80	78	76	78	76	77	74	70	68	65
Sun	66	67	67	67	68	70	72	75	73	72	72	72	71	81	84	84	65