Best Time to Drive from Corona to Downey

Right now (12:17 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via SR-91 West and I-5 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 37% 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 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	45	60	61	53	43	41	41	42	44	47	46	46	42	38	37	35
Tue	35	47	67	65	58	49	43	41	42	44	50	51	53	47	41	36	35
Wed	35	46	60	62	58	48	42	41	41	44	49	53	51	46	39	36	35
Thu	35	46	62	58	52	45	42	43	44	46	51	56	55	47	42	37	35
Fri	35	42	47	42	42	44	44	46	47	51	56	54	58	52	41	36	35
Sat	35	37	37	37	37	39	40	41	45	45	46	47	47	41	38	37	35
Sun	35	36	36	36	37	39	40	40	41	40	39	38	38	38	37	38	35

About this drive

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 67 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona (East 6th Street) to central Downey (Downey Avenue) 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 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 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 35 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Downey?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Downey to Corona (return trip) · Corona to Los Angeles · Corona to Santa Monica · Corona to Pasadena · Corona to Long Beach · Corona to West Covina · Corona to Burbank · Corona to Glendale · Corona to Santa Clarita · Corona to Van Nuys · Corona to Torrance · Corona to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	60	61	53	43	41	41	42	44	47	46	46	42	38	37	35
Tue	35	47	67	65	58	49	43	41	42	44	50	51	53	47	41	36	35
Wed	35	46	60	62	58	48	42	41	41	44	49	53	51	46	39	36	35
Thu	35	46	62	58	52	45	42	43	44	46	51	56	55	47	42	37	35
Fri	35	42	47	42	42	44	44	46	47	51	56	54	58	52	41	36	35
Sat	35	37	37	37	37	39	40	41	45	45	46	47	47	41	38	37	35
Sun	35	36	36	36	37	39	40	40	41	40	39	38	38	38	37	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	60	61	53	43	41	41	42	44	47	46	46	42	38	37	35
Tue	35	47	67	65	58	49	43	41	42	44	50	51	53	47	41	36	35
Wed	35	46	60	62	58	48	42	41	41	44	49	53	51	46	39	36	35
Thu	35	46	62	58	52	45	42	43	44	46	51	56	55	47	42	37	35
Fri	35	42	47	42	42	44	44	46	47	51	56	54	58	52	41	36	35
Sat	35	37	37	37	37	39	40	41	45	45	46	47	47	41	38	37	35
Sun	35	36	36	36	37	39	40	40	41	40	39	38	38	38	37	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	60	61	53	43	41	41	42	44	47	46	46	42	38	37	35
Tue	35	47	67	65	58	49	43	41	42	44	50	51	53	47	41	36	35
Wed	35	46	60	62	58	48	42	41	41	44	49	53	51	46	39	36	35
Thu	35	46	62	58	52	45	42	43	44	46	51	56	55	47	42	37	35
Fri	35	42	47	42	42	44	44	46	47	51	56	54	58	52	41	36	35
Sat	35	37	37	37	37	39	40	41	45	45	46	47	47	41	38	37	35
Sun	35	36	36	36	37	39	40	40	41	40	39	38	38	38	37	38	35