How to get fromTorrance to Downeyby bus, tram, taxi, or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Torrance to Downey by bus, tram, taxi, or car

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Line 10 bus, tram
best
1. Take the bus from Mary K Giordano Regional Transit Center to Crenshaw Stationbus 10
2. Take the tram from Crenshaw C-Line Station to Lakewood Blvd Stationtram Metro C Line
52 min
$3–4
Line 1 bus, line 127 bus
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Torrance Bl at Maple Av to Figueroa St at Harbor Freeway Stationbus 1 / ...
2. Take the bus from Figueroa / Harbor Fwy Station to Downey Transit Centerbus 127
2h 42m
$2–4
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Torrance to Downeytaxi 17.5 mi
23 min
$60–75
Drive 17.5 mi
1. Drive from Torrance to Downeycar 17.5 mi
23 min
$4–5

Torrance to Downey by bus and tram

126Weekly Services

52 minAverage Duration

$3Cheapest Price

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Distance: 17.5 mi
Duration: 52 min

What companies run services between Torrance, CA, USA and Downey, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Torrance Bl at Maple Av to Downey Transit Center via Figueroa / Harbor Fwy Station in around 2h 42m.

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Downey(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

Downey is a city located in Southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, 13 mi southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. It is considered part of the Gateway Cities. The city is the birthplace of the Apollo space program. It is also the home of the oldest operating McDonald's restaurant in the world. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 114,355.

Things to do in Downey

Knott's Berry Farm(Opens in a new window)

Knott's Berry Farm is a 57 acre amusement park in Buena Park, California, United States, owned and operated by Six Flags. In March 2015, it was ranked as the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America, while averaging approximately 4 million visitors per year. The park features over 40 rides, including roller coasters, family rides, dark rides, and water rides.

Knott's Scary Farm(Opens in a new window)

Knott's Scary Farm or Knott's Halloween Haunt is a seasonal Halloween event at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It is an event in which the theme park is transformed into "160 acres of horror", via a series of roaming monsters, terrifying haunted houses and 'scare zones'. As of 2010, it was said to be the first, largest and longest-running Halloween event to be held at a theme park.

Angels Flight(Opens in a new window)

Angels Flight is a landmark and historic narrow gauge funicular railway in the Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles, California. It has two funicular cars, named Olivet and Sinai, that run in opposite directions on a shared cable. The tracks cover a distance of 298   ft over a vertical gain of 96   ft.

GhostRider (roller coaster)(Opens in a new window)

GhostRider is a wooden roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It is located in the Ghost Town section of the park, south of the main entrance. Manufactured by Custom Coasters International, GhostRider is the longest wooden coaster on the West Coast of the United States, measuring 4533 ft long and 118 ft tall. The ride follows an L-shaped double out and back pattern, with a station themed to a mining building. There are three trains, each themed to a different precious metal, though only two are in use at any given time.

Places to stay in Downey

Studio Inn & Suites at Promenade Downey(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Embassy Suites by Hilton Los Angeles Downey(Opens in a new window)

7.9Good

American Inn Downey(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Best Western Norwalk Inn(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

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