Best Time to Drive from Downey to Valencia

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 54 minutes via I-5 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Valencia 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	46	53	67	69	69	66	65	63	66	65	66	70	71	63	57	51	48
Tue	46	54	64	68	68	67	61	60	58	61	65	73	79	68	63	54	49
Wed	45	53	62	65	65	65	61	60	59	60	63	66	70	62	60	53	47
Thu	45	53	66	71	72	68	65	65	63	66	75	83	78	66	62	60	47
Fri	46	53	61	63	65	71	68	72	71	70	72	73	70	65	62	60	49
Sat	47	47	48	50	53	66	72	69	68	70	65	66	64	62	63	60	49
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	53	71	82	91	95	82	72	64	67	65	60	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Downey to Valencia (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey to central Valencia 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 Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 45 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (48 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	67	69	69	66	65	63	66	65	66	70	71	63	57	51	48
Tue	46	54	64	68	68	67	61	60	58	61	65	73	79	68	63	54	49
Wed	45	53	62	65	65	65	61	60	59	60	63	66	70	62	60	53	47
Thu	45	53	66	71	72	68	65	65	63	66	75	83	78	66	62	60	47
Fri	46	53	61	63	65	71	68	72	71	70	72	73	70	65	62	60	49
Sat	47	47	48	50	53	66	72	69	68	70	65	66	64	62	63	60	49
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	53	71	82	91	95	82	72	64	67	65	60	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	67	69	69	66	65	63	66	65	66	70	71	63	57	51	48
Tue	46	54	64	68	68	67	61	60	58	61	65	73	79	68	63	54	49
Wed	45	53	62	65	65	65	61	60	59	60	63	66	70	62	60	53	47
Thu	45	53	66	71	72	68	65	65	63	66	75	83	78	66	62	60	47
Fri	46	53	61	63	65	71	68	72	71	70	72	73	70	65	62	60	49
Sat	47	47	48	50	53	66	72	69	68	70	65	66	64	62	63	60	49
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	53	71	82	91	95	82	72	64	67	65	60	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	67	69	69	66	65	63	66	65	66	70	71	63	57	51	48
Tue	46	54	64	68	68	67	61	60	58	61	65	73	79	68	63	54	49
Wed	45	53	62	65	65	65	61	60	59	60	63	66	70	62	60	53	47
Thu	45	53	66	71	72	68	65	65	63	66	75	83	78	66	62	60	47
Fri	46	53	61	63	65	71	68	72	71	70	72	73	70	65	62	60	49
Sat	47	47	48	50	53	66	72	69	68	70	65	66	64	62	63	60	49
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	53	71	82	91	95	82	72	64	67	65	60	50