Tours, tickets and day trips in Downey, CA
The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.
Tours, tickets and day trips across United States
What people come to see
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County Library | 10,694,275 | 2016 |
The busiest is Los Angeles County Library at 10,694,275 visitors in 2016. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Day trips from Downey
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downey to Los Angeles | United States | 16 km (10 mi) | about 16 min |
| Downey to El Monte | United States | 17 km (11 mi) | about 17 min |
| Downey to Long Beach | United States | 20 km (12 mi) | about 19 min |
| Downey to Inglewood | United States | 20 km (13 mi) | about 20 min |
| Downey to Fullerton | United States | 21 km (13 mi) | about 20 min |
| Downey to Torrance | United States | 22 km (14 mi) | about 22 min |
| Downey to West Covina | United States | 23 km (14 mi) | about 22 min |
| Downey to Pasadena | United States | 23 km (14 mi) | about 23 min |
| Downey to Tijuana | Mexico | 191 km (119 mi) | about 3 h 7 min |
| Downey to San Diego | United States | 163 km (101 mi) | about 2 h 39 min |
| Downey to Mexicali | Mexico | 289 km (179 mi) | about 4 h 42 min |
| Downey to Ensenada | Mexico | 271 km (168 mi) | about 4 h 24 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
How do I book tours and tickets in Downey?
Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.
What is the most visited attraction in Downey?
Los Angeles County Library, with 10,694,275 visitors in 2016 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.