Best Time to Drive from Corona to Downey

Right now (9:35 am PDT): about 64 minutes via SR-91 West and I-5 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 11% 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.

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Corona to Downey (via SR-91 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Downey to Corona

Freeway, about 32 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 7 to 17 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Corona (East 6th Street) to central Downey (Downey Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Corona 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	35	46	58	59	53	46	43	42	42	44	47	47	46	40	37	37	35
Tue	35	47	61	60	55	49	44	42	42	44	48	50	50	43	38	36	35
Wed	36	48	62	60	56	48	44	43	42	46	49	51	50	45	38	36	35
Thu	35	48	60	57	50	48	44	43	43	46	49	52	51	44	39	36	35
Fri	35	43	47	44	44	45	45	45	46	49	53	52	52	46	39	36	35
Sat	35	36	37	37	38	40	42	45	47	46	47	46	47	42	38	37	35
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	40	42	44	44	42	41	40	39	39	38	38	36

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 Corona to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 35 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Downey?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (25 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	58	59	53	46	43	42	42	44	47	47	46	40	37	37	35
Tue	35	47	61	60	55	49	44	42	42	44	48	50	50	43	38	36	35
Wed	36	48	62	60	56	48	44	43	42	46	49	51	50	45	38	36	35
Thu	35	48	60	57	50	48	44	43	43	46	49	52	51	44	39	36	35
Fri	35	43	47	44	44	45	45	45	46	49	53	52	52	46	39	36	35
Sat	35	36	37	37	38	40	42	45	47	46	47	46	47	42	38	37	35
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	40	42	44	44	42	41	40	39	39	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	58	59	53	46	43	42	42	44	47	47	46	40	37	37	35
Tue	35	47	61	60	55	49	44	42	42	44	48	50	50	43	38	36	35
Wed	36	48	62	60	56	48	44	43	42	46	49	51	50	45	38	36	35
Thu	35	48	60	57	50	48	44	43	43	46	49	52	51	44	39	36	35
Fri	35	43	47	44	44	45	45	45	46	49	53	52	52	46	39	36	35
Sat	35	36	37	37	38	40	42	45	47	46	47	46	47	42	38	37	35
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	40	42	44	44	42	41	40	39	39	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	58	59	53	46	43	42	42	44	47	47	46	40	37	37	35
Tue	35	47	61	60	55	49	44	42	42	44	48	50	50	43	38	36	35
Wed	36	48	62	60	56	48	44	43	42	46	49	51	50	45	38	36	35
Thu	35	48	60	57	50	48	44	43	43	46	49	52	51	44	39	36	35
Fri	35	43	47	44	44	45	45	45	46	49	53	52	52	46	39	36	35
Sat	35	36	37	37	38	40	42	45	47	46	47	46	47	42	38	37	35
Sun	35	35	35	36	37	40	42	44	44	42	41	40	39	39	38	38	36