Best Time to Drive from Downey to Yorba Linda

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via SR-91 East and I-5 South, usually 28 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Yorba Linda 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	27	28	34	37	32	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	34	30	28	28	27
Tue	26	28	39	42	36	32	31	32	33	33	36	35	34	31	28	28	27
Wed	26	28	37	41	37	33	32	33	33	32	36	38	37	33	28	28	27
Thu	26	28	40	44	37	34	34	33	34	32	35	36	35	33	27	27	27
Fri	26	28	33	34	32	32	31	32	32	36	37	38	35	30	27	27	27
Sat	27	28	28	28	29	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	30	28	27	27	27
Sun	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Downey to Yorba Linda (via SR-91 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey to central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Downey to Yorba Linda?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 26 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	34	37	32	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	34	30	28	28	27
Tue	26	28	39	42	36	32	31	32	33	33	36	35	34	31	28	28	27
Wed	26	28	37	41	37	33	32	33	33	32	36	38	37	33	28	28	27
Thu	26	28	40	44	37	34	34	33	34	32	35	36	35	33	27	27	27
Fri	26	28	33	34	32	32	31	32	32	36	37	38	35	30	27	27	27
Sat	27	28	28	28	29	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	30	28	27	27	27
Sun	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	34	37	32	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	34	30	28	28	27
Tue	26	28	39	42	36	32	31	32	33	33	36	35	34	31	28	28	27
Wed	26	28	37	41	37	33	32	33	33	32	36	38	37	33	28	28	27
Thu	26	28	40	44	37	34	34	33	34	32	35	36	35	33	27	27	27
Fri	26	28	33	34	32	32	31	32	32	36	37	38	35	30	27	27	27
Sat	27	28	28	28	29	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	30	28	27	27	27
Sun	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	34	37	32	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	34	30	28	28	27
Tue	26	28	39	42	36	32	31	32	33	33	36	35	34	31	28	28	27
Wed	26	28	37	41	37	33	32	33	33	32	36	38	37	33	28	28	27
Thu	26	28	40	44	37	34	34	33	34	32	35	36	35	33	27	27	27
Fri	26	28	33	34	32	32	31	32	32	36	37	38	35	30	27	27	27
Sat	27	28	28	28	29	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	30	28	27	27	27
Sun	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	27