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Downey · United States

Car hire and driving in Downey

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at LGB means 14 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Downey

Car rental from Downey: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Downey to GlendaleUnited States25 km (16 mi)about 20 min
Downey to Garden GroveUnited States26 km (16 mi)about 21 min
Downey to OrangeUnited States31 km (19 mi)about 25 min
Downey to BurbankUnited States31 km (19 mi)about 25 min
Downey to Santa AnaUnited States33 km (20 mi)about 27 min
Downey to Huntington BeachUnited States33 km (21 mi)about 27 min
Downey to PomonaUnited States37 km (23 mi)about 30 min
Downey to Costa MesaUnited States39 km (24 mi)about 31 min
Downey to IrvineUnited States42 km (26 mi)about 34 min
Downey to OntarioUnited States46 km (29 mi)about 38 min
Downey to CoronaUnited States53 km (33 mi)about 43 min
Downey to Rancho CucamongaUnited States53 km (33 mi)about 43 min
Downey to TijuanaMexico191 km (119 mi)about 2 h 36 min
Downey to PhoenixUnited States563 km (350 mi)about 7 h 38 min
Downey to Ciudad JuárezMexico1,117 km (694 mi)about 15 h 9 min
Downey to San DiegoUnited States163 km (101 mi)about 2 h 13 min
Downey to MexicaliMexico289 km (179 mi)about 3 h 55 min
Downey to San JoseUnited States508 km (316 mi)about 6 h 53 min
Downey to ChihuahuaMexico1,286 km (799 mi)about 17 h 26 min
Downey to San FranciscoUnited States575 km (357 mi)about 7 h 48 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Downey?

The right, as everywhere in United States.

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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.