Best Time to Drive from Downey to Reseda

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 44 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Reseda 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	34	44	60	62	59	54	50	50	50	50	51	62	75	55	42	36	34
Tue	34	46	60	67	61	60	52	51	47	51	56	74	77	61	45	38	35
Wed	34	44	57	61	59	58	51	50	49	51	57	78	85	68	49	39	35
Thu	34	44	57	64	61	56	52	49	49	52	58	73	84	63	48	43	36
Fri	34	44	51	55	57	51	51	50	52	52	56	60	58	52	48	45	36
Sat	35	35	36	38	43	50	54	52	54	53	53	53	53	52	54	47	37
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	39	46	49	53	53	54	58	51	51	51	46	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Downey to Reseda (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey to central Reseda 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 Reseda?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Reseda?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Reseda 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	34	44	60	62	59	54	50	50	50	50	51	62	75	55	42	36	34
Tue	34	46	60	67	61	60	52	51	47	51	56	74	77	61	45	38	35
Wed	34	44	57	61	59	58	51	50	49	51	57	78	85	68	49	39	35
Thu	34	44	57	64	61	56	52	49	49	52	58	73	84	63	48	43	36
Fri	34	44	51	55	57	51	51	50	52	52	56	60	58	52	48	45	36
Sat	35	35	36	38	43	50	54	52	54	53	53	53	53	52	54	47	37
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	39	46	49	53	53	54	58	51	51	51	46	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	44	60	62	59	54	50	50	50	50	51	62	75	55	42	36	34
Tue	34	46	60	67	61	60	52	51	47	51	56	74	77	61	45	38	35
Wed	34	44	57	61	59	58	51	50	49	51	57	78	85	68	49	39	35
Thu	34	44	57	64	61	56	52	49	49	52	58	73	84	63	48	43	36
Fri	34	44	51	55	57	51	51	50	52	52	56	60	58	52	48	45	36
Sat	35	35	36	38	43	50	54	52	54	53	53	53	53	52	54	47	37
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	39	46	49	53	53	54	58	51	51	51	46	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	44	60	62	59	54	50	50	50	50	51	62	75	55	42	36	34
Tue	34	46	60	67	61	60	52	51	47	51	56	74	77	61	45	38	35
Wed	34	44	57	61	59	58	51	50	49	51	57	78	85	68	49	39	35
Thu	34	44	57	64	61	56	52	49	49	52	58	73	84	63	48	43	36
Fri	34	44	51	55	57	51	51	50	52	52	56	60	58	52	48	45	36
Sat	35	35	36	38	43	50	54	52	54	53	53	53	53	52	54	47	37
Sun	34	34	35	35	35	39	46	49	53	53	54	58	51	51	51	46	38