Best Time to Drive from Downey to Woodland Hills

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 36 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Woodland Hills 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	45	61	61	59	54	50	50	50	50	52	65	80	57	43	37	36
Tue	35	46	60	67	61	60	53	51	47	51	57	80	92	64	45	39	36
Wed	35	45	58	63	61	59	52	51	50	52	60	85	93	71	50	41	36
Thu	35	44	58	64	60	56	52	50	49	52	60	77	90	66	49	43	37
Fri	35	44	51	55	57	51	51	50	51	52	57	62	59	53	49	46	37
Sat	36	36	37	39	43	50	54	51	54	53	53	53	54	52	54	48	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	40	46	49	53	53	54	59	51	51	51	47	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Downey to Woodland Hills (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 94 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 (59 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey to central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Downey to Woodland Hills?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Woodland Hills?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Woodland Hills 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	45	61	61	59	54	50	50	50	50	52	65	80	57	43	37	36
Tue	35	46	60	67	61	60	53	51	47	51	57	80	92	64	45	39	36
Wed	35	45	58	63	61	59	52	51	50	52	60	85	93	71	50	41	36
Thu	35	44	58	64	60	56	52	50	49	52	60	77	90	66	49	43	37
Fri	35	44	51	55	57	51	51	50	51	52	57	62	59	53	49	46	37
Sat	36	36	37	39	43	50	54	51	54	53	53	53	54	52	54	48	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	40	46	49	53	53	54	59	51	51	51	47	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	61	61	59	54	50	50	50	50	52	65	80	57	43	37	36
Tue	35	46	60	67	61	60	53	51	47	51	57	80	92	64	45	39	36
Wed	35	45	58	63	61	59	52	51	50	52	60	85	93	71	50	41	36
Thu	35	44	58	64	60	56	52	50	49	52	60	77	90	66	49	43	37
Fri	35	44	51	55	57	51	51	50	51	52	57	62	59	53	49	46	37
Sat	36	36	37	39	43	50	54	51	54	53	53	53	54	52	54	48	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	40	46	49	53	53	54	59	51	51	51	47	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	61	61	59	54	50	50	50	50	52	65	80	57	43	37	36
Tue	35	46	60	67	61	60	53	51	47	51	57	80	92	64	45	39	36
Wed	35	45	58	63	61	59	52	51	50	52	60	85	93	71	50	41	36
Thu	35	44	58	64	60	56	52	50	49	52	60	77	90	66	49	43	37
Fri	35	44	51	55	57	51	51	50	51	52	57	62	59	53	49	46	37
Sat	36	36	37	39	43	50	54	51	54	53	53	53	54	52	54	48	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	40	46	49	53	53	54	59	51	51	51	47	39