Best Time to Drive from Downey to Corona

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 49 minutes via SR-91 East and I-5 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Corona 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	37	41	45	43	39	39	40	41	42	46	48	46	43	39	38	35
Tue	34	38	47	52	46	42	40	40	42	43	49	50	49	45	40	39	35
Wed	35	38	44	49	47	42	40	42	41	42	49	52	52	48	42	39	35
Thu	34	39	45	48	45	43	41	41	42	42	49	55	54	46	40	38	35
Fri	34	37	40	40	40	40	41	41	45	50	57	57	56	50	43	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	43	45	44	41	39	38	35
Sun	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	36	36	37	37	37	36	37	37	39	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Downey to Corona (via SR-91 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey Avenue) to central Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 34 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Corona?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (25 miles) · I-5 South 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	37	41	45	43	39	39	40	41	42	46	48	46	43	39	38	35
Tue	34	38	47	52	46	42	40	40	42	43	49	50	49	45	40	39	35
Wed	35	38	44	49	47	42	40	42	41	42	49	52	52	48	42	39	35
Thu	34	39	45	48	45	43	41	41	42	42	49	55	54	46	40	38	35
Fri	34	37	40	40	40	40	41	41	45	50	57	57	56	50	43	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	43	45	44	41	39	38	35
Sun	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	36	36	37	37	37	36	37	37	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	41	45	43	39	39	40	41	42	46	48	46	43	39	38	35
Tue	34	38	47	52	46	42	40	40	42	43	49	50	49	45	40	39	35
Wed	35	38	44	49	47	42	40	42	41	42	49	52	52	48	42	39	35
Thu	34	39	45	48	45	43	41	41	42	42	49	55	54	46	40	38	35
Fri	34	37	40	40	40	40	41	41	45	50	57	57	56	50	43	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	43	45	44	41	39	38	35
Sun	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	36	36	37	37	37	36	37	37	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	41	45	43	39	39	40	41	42	46	48	46	43	39	38	35
Tue	34	38	47	52	46	42	40	40	42	43	49	50	49	45	40	39	35
Wed	35	38	44	49	47	42	40	42	41	42	49	52	52	48	42	39	35
Thu	34	39	45	48	45	43	41	41	42	42	49	55	54	46	40	38	35
Fri	34	37	40	40	40	40	41	41	45	50	57	57	56	50	43	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	43	45	44	41	39	38	35
Sun	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	36	36	37	37	37	36	37	37	39	35