Best Time to Drive from Camarillo to Downey

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via US-101 South, usually 75 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Camarillo 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	61	62	65	66	67	71	73	78	78	102	124	115	112	90	74	64	58
Tue	57	64	68	66	66	70	72	72	81	110	121	115	112	95	80	65	58
Wed	57	64	68	66	66	67	68	72	77	86	102	121	114	92	79	67	59
Thu	58	65	68	66	66	70	74	78	79	120	137	136	120	95	81	70	59
Fri	58	64	69	70	68	70	74	91	102	128	135	136	127	103	79	68	59
Sat	58	58	60	65	67	70	76	79	89	87	87	80	80	75	72	69	59
Sun	58	58	58	59	63	66	71	73	75	77	90	83	86	75	71	70	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Camarillo to Downey (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Camarillo 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 Camarillo to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 57 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Camarillo to Downey?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (54 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	62	65	66	67	71	73	78	78	102	124	115	112	90	74	64	58
Tue	57	64	68	66	66	70	72	72	81	110	121	115	112	95	80	65	58
Wed	57	64	68	66	66	67	68	72	77	86	102	121	114	92	79	67	59
Thu	58	65	68	66	66	70	74	78	79	120	137	136	120	95	81	70	59
Fri	58	64	69	70	68	70	74	91	102	128	135	136	127	103	79	68	59
Sat	58	58	60	65	67	70	76	79	89	87	87	80	80	75	72	69	59
Sun	58	58	58	59	63	66	71	73	75	77	90	83	86	75	71	70	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	62	65	66	67	71	73	78	78	102	124	115	112	90	74	64	58
Tue	57	64	68	66	66	70	72	72	81	110	121	115	112	95	80	65	58
Wed	57	64	68	66	66	67	68	72	77	86	102	121	114	92	79	67	59
Thu	58	65	68	66	66	70	74	78	79	120	137	136	120	95	81	70	59
Fri	58	64	69	70	68	70	74	91	102	128	135	136	127	103	79	68	59
Sat	58	58	60	65	67	70	76	79	89	87	87	80	80	75	72	69	59
Sun	58	58	58	59	63	66	71	73	75	77	90	83	86	75	71	70	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	62	65	66	67	71	73	78	78	102	124	115	112	90	74	64	58
Tue	57	64	68	66	66	70	72	72	81	110	121	115	112	95	80	65	58
Wed	57	64	68	66	66	67	68	72	77	86	102	121	114	92	79	67	59
Thu	58	65	68	66	66	70	74	78	79	120	137	136	120	95	81	70	59
Fri	58	64	69	70	68	70	74	91	102	128	135	136	127	103	79	68	59
Sat	58	58	60	65	67	70	76	79	89	87	87	80	80	75	72	69	59
Sun	58	58	58	59	63	66	71	73	75	77	90	83	86	75	71	70	59