Best Time to Drive from Downey to Camarillo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 91 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 107 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Downey to Camarillo 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	58	70	101	102	103	93	88	87	90	95	105	108	95	81	74	62	59
Tue	58	73	96	105	103	101	88	88	84	101	113	110	91	80	77	66	58
Wed	58	71	93	98	102	97	90	90	88	98	105	104	93	80	80	69	60
Thu	58	70	93	97	104	94	88	89	92	106	111	109	94	81	78	77	60
Fri	58	66	85	94	93	89	90	94	104	113	107	104	95	84	87	80	62
Sat	59	59	60	66	72	93	97	98	107	106	105	107	101	98	96	86	63
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	70	85	93	100	101	102	99	94	92	90	80	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Downey to Camarillo (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (108 minutes).

About 63 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 Downey to central Camarillo 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 Downey to Camarillo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 58 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Camarillo?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (40 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	70	101	102	103	93	88	87	90	95	105	108	95	81	74	62	59
Tue	58	73	96	105	103	101	88	88	84	101	113	110	91	80	77	66	58
Wed	58	71	93	98	102	97	90	90	88	98	105	104	93	80	80	69	60
Thu	58	70	93	97	104	94	88	89	92	106	111	109	94	81	78	77	60
Fri	58	66	85	94	93	89	90	94	104	113	107	104	95	84	87	80	62
Sat	59	59	60	66	72	93	97	98	107	106	105	107	101	98	96	86	63
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	70	85	93	100	101	102	99	94	92	90	80	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	70	101	102	103	93	88	87	90	95	105	108	95	81	74	62	59
Tue	58	73	96	105	103	101	88	88	84	101	113	110	91	80	77	66	58
Wed	58	71	93	98	102	97	90	90	88	98	105	104	93	80	80	69	60
Thu	58	70	93	97	104	94	88	89	92	106	111	109	94	81	78	77	60
Fri	58	66	85	94	93	89	90	94	104	113	107	104	95	84	87	80	62
Sat	59	59	60	66	72	93	97	98	107	106	105	107	101	98	96	86	63
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	70	85	93	100	101	102	99	94	92	90	80	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	70	101	102	103	93	88	87	90	95	105	108	95	81	74	62	59
Tue	58	73	96	105	103	101	88	88	84	101	113	110	91	80	77	66	58
Wed	58	71	93	98	102	97	90	90	88	98	105	104	93	80	80	69	60
Thu	58	70	93	97	104	94	88	89	92	106	111	109	94	81	78	77	60
Fri	58	66	85	94	93	89	90	94	104	113	107	104	95	84	87	80	62
Sat	59	59	60	66	72	93	97	98	107	106	105	107	101	98	96	86	63
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	70	85	93	100	101	102	99	94	92	90	80	65