Best Time to Drive from Downey to Porter Ranch

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-5 North, usually 61 at this time.

None 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 41-mile drive from Downey to Porter Ranch (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Porter Ranch to Downey

Freeway, about 35 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 9 to 15 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 Downey (Downey Avenue) to central Porter Ranch (Seminole Circle) 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 Downey to Porter Ranch 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	40	46	56	61	59	54	50	49	48	51	56	60	59	53	45	42	40
Tue	39	46	58	62	60	55	50	48	47	50	56	61	61	55	47	42	40
Wed	40	47	58	61	60	56	50	48	48	51	57	63	61	55	47	43	40
Thu	40	46	59	62	60	56	51	49	49	52	59	64	63	56	48	44	40
Fri	40	45	55	58	57	55	53	52	54	57	62	63	60	55	49	44	40
Sat	40	41	41	42	44	46	48	50	53	54	53	52	50	48	46	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	42	44	46	49	51	51	50	47	46	45	45	41

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 Porter Ranch?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Downey to Porter Ranch?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 39 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Porter Ranch?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	56	61	59	54	50	49	48	51	56	60	59	53	45	42	40
Tue	39	46	58	62	60	55	50	48	47	50	56	61	61	55	47	42	40
Wed	40	47	58	61	60	56	50	48	48	51	57	63	61	55	47	43	40
Thu	40	46	59	62	60	56	51	49	49	52	59	64	63	56	48	44	40
Fri	40	45	55	58	57	55	53	52	54	57	62	63	60	55	49	44	40
Sat	40	41	41	42	44	46	48	50	53	54	53	52	50	48	46	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	42	44	46	49	51	51	50	47	46	45	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	56	61	59	54	50	49	48	51	56	60	59	53	45	42	40
Tue	39	46	58	62	60	55	50	48	47	50	56	61	61	55	47	42	40
Wed	40	47	58	61	60	56	50	48	48	51	57	63	61	55	47	43	40
Thu	40	46	59	62	60	56	51	49	49	52	59	64	63	56	48	44	40
Fri	40	45	55	58	57	55	53	52	54	57	62	63	60	55	49	44	40
Sat	40	41	41	42	44	46	48	50	53	54	53	52	50	48	46	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	42	44	46	49	51	51	50	47	46	45	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	56	61	59	54	50	49	48	51	56	60	59	53	45	42	40
Tue	39	46	58	62	60	55	50	48	47	50	56	61	61	55	47	42	40
Wed	40	47	58	61	60	56	50	48	48	51	57	63	61	55	47	43	40
Thu	40	46	59	62	60	56	51	49	49	52	59	64	63	56	48	44	40
Fri	40	45	55	58	57	55	53	52	54	57	62	63	60	55	49	44	40
Sat	40	41	41	42	44	46	48	50	53	54	53	52	50	48	46	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	42	44	46	49	51	51	50	47	46	45	45	41