Best Time to Drive from Downey to Reseda

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 90 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	49	85	86	85	73	68	67	70	77	88	89	76	61	52	38	35
Tue	34	53	79	89	87	81	67	67	65	84	94	87	71	60	56	42	35
Wed	34	51	76	81	86	78	71	69	68	81	87	83	73	60	59	46	36
Thu	34	49	76	82	86	75	67	68	74	88	93	89	75	61	58	55	36
Fri	34	44	67	76	74	69	67	73	85	93	89	85	77	65	68	59	38
Sat	35	35	36	42	48	70	75	80	90	89	88	90	83	82	79	65	40
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	46	63	73	81	82	85	79	75	74	72	61	42

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 94 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 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (90 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 15 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Reseda?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 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	49	85	86	85	73	68	67	70	77	88	89	76	61	52	38	35
Tue	34	53	79	89	87	81	67	67	65	84	94	87	71	60	56	42	35
Wed	34	51	76	81	86	78	71	69	68	81	87	83	73	60	59	46	36
Thu	34	49	76	82	86	75	67	68	74	88	93	89	75	61	58	55	36
Fri	34	44	67	76	74	69	67	73	85	93	89	85	77	65	68	59	38
Sat	35	35	36	42	48	70	75	80	90	89	88	90	83	82	79	65	40
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	46	63	73	81	82	85	79	75	74	72	61	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	49	85	86	85	73	68	67	70	77	88	89	76	61	52	38	35
Tue	34	53	79	89	87	81	67	67	65	84	94	87	71	60	56	42	35
Wed	34	51	76	81	86	78	71	69	68	81	87	83	73	60	59	46	36
Thu	34	49	76	82	86	75	67	68	74	88	93	89	75	61	58	55	36
Fri	34	44	67	76	74	69	67	73	85	93	89	85	77	65	68	59	38
Sat	35	35	36	42	48	70	75	80	90	89	88	90	83	82	79	65	40
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	46	63	73	81	82	85	79	75	74	72	61	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	49	85	86	85	73	68	67	70	77	88	89	76	61	52	38	35
Tue	34	53	79	89	87	81	67	67	65	84	94	87	71	60	56	42	35
Wed	34	51	76	81	86	78	71	69	68	81	87	83	73	60	59	46	36
Thu	34	49	76	82	86	75	67	68	74	88	93	89	75	61	58	55	36
Fri	34	44	67	76	74	69	67	73	85	93	89	85	77	65	68	59	38
Sat	35	35	36	42	48	70	75	80	90	89	88	90	83	82	79	65	40
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	46	63	73	81	82	85	79	75	74	72	61	42