Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Downey

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-405 North and SR-73 North and I-605 North, usually 41 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Aliso Viejo 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	38	38	39	42	41	40	41	41	41	42	44	47	47	43	40	40	40
Tue	38	38	43	44	41	41	41	41	40	41	44	51	53	46	40	39	38
Wed	38	38	40	43	42	41	41	41	42	43	45	53	53	49	43	41	38
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Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	39	39	41	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Downey (via I-405 North and SR-73 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo 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 Aliso Viejo to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to Downey?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Downey?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (13 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (9 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Downey to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles · Aliso Viejo to Santa Monica · Aliso Viejo to San Diego · Aliso Viejo to Long Beach · Aliso Viejo to Anaheim · Aliso Viejo to Riverside · Aliso Viejo to Santa Ana · Aliso Viejo to Irvine · Aliso Viejo to San Bernardino · Aliso Viejo to Fontana · Aliso Viejo to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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