Best Time to Drive from Canyon Country to Downey

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via I-5 South, usually 66 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Canyon Country 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	47	61	76	71	60	61	59	59	61	69	80	85	81	70	54	48	45
Tue	44	69	90	87	70	63	58	58	61	76	87	94	88	77	59	50	46
Wed	44	59	75	76	70	59	58	57	60	68	75	78	75	68	57	51	46
Thu	45	64	85	72	65	62	60	63	67	82	90	94	93	79	56	54	46
Fri	44	58	68	67	62	58	59	66	78	89	87	88	91	74	60	55	48
Sat	46	47	48	52	57	58	60	62	67	70	71	66	67	63	57	55	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	52	56	61	63	64	62	62	59	61	57	56	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Canyon Country to Downey (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Canyon Country to Downey?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 44 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Canyon Country to Downey?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (36 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

Downey to Canyon Country (return trip) · Canyon Country to Los Angeles · Canyon Country to Long Beach · Canyon Country to Anaheim · Canyon Country to Riverside · Canyon Country to Santa Ana · Canyon Country to Irvine · Canyon Country to Fontana · Canyon Country to Huntington Beach · Canyon Country to Glendale · Canyon Country to Garden Grove · Canyon Country to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	61	76	71	60	61	59	59	61	69	80	85	81	70	54	48	45
Tue	44	69	90	87	70	63	58	58	61	76	87	94	88	77	59	50	46
Wed	44	59	75	76	70	59	58	57	60	68	75	78	75	68	57	51	46
Thu	45	64	85	72	65	62	60	63	67	82	90	94	93	79	56	54	46
Fri	44	58	68	67	62	58	59	66	78	89	87	88	91	74	60	55	48
Sat	46	47	48	52	57	58	60	62	67	70	71	66	67	63	57	55	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	52	56	61	63	64	62	62	59	61	57	56	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	61	76	71	60	61	59	59	61	69	80	85	81	70	54	48	45
Tue	44	69	90	87	70	63	58	58	61	76	87	94	88	77	59	50	46
Wed	44	59	75	76	70	59	58	57	60	68	75	78	75	68	57	51	46
Thu	45	64	85	72	65	62	60	63	67	82	90	94	93	79	56	54	46
Fri	44	58	68	67	62	58	59	66	78	89	87	88	91	74	60	55	48
Sat	46	47	48	52	57	58	60	62	67	70	71	66	67	63	57	55	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	52	56	61	63	64	62	62	59	61	57	56	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	61	76	71	60	61	59	59	61	69	80	85	81	70	54	48	45
Tue	44	69	90	87	70	63	58	58	61	76	87	94	88	77	59	50	46
Wed	44	59	75	76	70	59	58	57	60	68	75	78	75	68	57	51	46
Thu	45	64	85	72	65	62	60	63	67	82	90	94	93	79	56	54	46
Fri	44	58	68	67	62	58	59	66	78	89	87	88	91	74	60	55	48
Sat	46	47	48	52	57	58	60	62	67	70	71	66	67	63	57	55	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	52	56	61	63	64	62	62	59	61	57	56	47