Best Time to Drive from Downey to Corona

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via SR-91 East and I-5 South, usually 62 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 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	44	48	45	41	41	42	43	46	51	53	51	46	40	38	35
Tue	35	39	50	56	50	46	43	42	45	49	54	56	54	50	45	39	35
Wed	35	39	48	53	50	45	43	43	44	46	53	56	55	50	44	40	35
Thu	34	39	49	53	48	47	43	44	46	47	54	60	58	53	45	40	36
Fri	34	37	42	43	43	43	45	47	50	56	62	62	59	52	44	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	42	44	48	49	49	43	39	39	35
Sun	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	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 62 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (49 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 20 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 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 34 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Corona?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 62 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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Corona to Downey (return trip) · Downey to Los Angeles · Downey to Santa Monica · Downey to Long Beach · Downey to West Covina · Downey to Burbank · Downey to Glendale · Downey to Santa Clarita · Downey to Van Nuys · Downey to LAX · Downey to Hollywood · Downey to Culver City

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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	44	48	45	41	41	42	43	46	51	53	51	46	40	38	35
Tue	35	39	50	56	50	46	43	42	45	49	54	56	54	50	45	39	35
Wed	35	39	48	53	50	45	43	43	44	46	53	56	55	50	44	40	35
Thu	34	39	49	53	48	47	43	44	46	47	54	60	58	53	45	40	36
Fri	34	37	42	43	43	43	45	47	50	56	62	62	59	52	44	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	42	44	48	49	49	43	39	39	35
Sun	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	44	48	45	41	41	42	43	46	51	53	51	46	40	38	35
Tue	35	39	50	56	50	46	43	42	45	49	54	56	54	50	45	39	35
Wed	35	39	48	53	50	45	43	43	44	46	53	56	55	50	44	40	35
Thu	34	39	49	53	48	47	43	44	46	47	54	60	58	53	45	40	36
Fri	34	37	42	43	43	43	45	47	50	56	62	62	59	52	44	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	42	44	48	49	49	43	39	39	35
Sun	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	44	48	45	41	41	42	43	46	51	53	51	46	40	38	35
Tue	35	39	50	56	50	46	43	42	45	49	54	56	54	50	45	39	35
Wed	35	39	48	53	50	45	43	43	44	46	53	56	55	50	44	40	35
Thu	34	39	49	53	48	47	43	44	46	47	54	60	58	53	45	40	36
Fri	34	37	42	43	43	43	45	47	50	56	62	62	59	52	44	39	36
Sat	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	42	44	48	49	49	43	39	39	35
Sun	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	39	35