Best Time to Drive from Moorpark to Downey

Right now (11:21 pm PST): about 57 minutes via I-5 South and SR-118 East.

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 Moorpark to Downey 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	58	68	73	79	78	78	75	75	73	85	96	95	91	79	63	59	56
Tue	54	72	80	97	96	79	72	72	77	91	103	106	99	86	69	60	56
Wed	54	69	79	96	99	75	72	71	76	83	91	89	87	79	68	62	56
Thu	55	69	78	88	90	78	76	78	82	97	103	104	102	87	68	64	56
Fri	54	69	76	80	76	73	74	84	96	102	101	103	102	83	72	65	57
Sat	56	57	60	64	67	69	71	75	77	79	78	75	77	73	70	66	57
Sun	55	55	56	55	58	63	70	73	75	75	73	72	72	74	70	67	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Moorpark to Downey (via I-5 South and SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moorpark to central Downey 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 Moorpark to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 54 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moorpark to Downey?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (30 miles) · SR-118 East in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-23 North in Los Angeles (1.1 miles)

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More drives

Downey to Moorpark (return trip) · Moorpark to Los Angeles · Moorpark to Temecula · Moorpark to Long Beach · Moorpark to Anaheim · Moorpark to Santa Ana · Moorpark to Huntington Beach · Moorpark to Glendale · Moorpark to Santa Clarita · Moorpark to Garden Grove · Moorpark to Hollywood · Moorpark to Lancaster

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	68	73	79	78	78	75	75	73	85	96	95	91	79	63	59	56
Tue	54	72	80	97	96	79	72	72	77	91	103	106	99	86	69	60	56
Wed	54	69	79	96	99	75	72	71	76	83	91	89	87	79	68	62	56
Thu	55	69	78	88	90	78	76	78	82	97	103	104	102	87	68	64	56
Fri	54	69	76	80	76	73	74	84	96	102	101	103	102	83	72	65	57
Sat	56	57	60	64	67	69	71	75	77	79	78	75	77	73	70	66	57
Sun	55	55	56	55	58	63	70	73	75	75	73	72	72	74	70	67	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	68	73	79	78	78	75	75	73	85	96	95	91	79	63	59	56
Tue	54	72	80	97	96	79	72	72	77	91	103	106	99	86	69	60	56
Wed	54	69	79	96	99	75	72	71	76	83	91	89	87	79	68	62	56
Thu	55	69	78	88	90	78	76	78	82	97	103	104	102	87	68	64	56
Fri	54	69	76	80	76	73	74	84	96	102	101	103	102	83	72	65	57
Sat	56	57	60	64	67	69	71	75	77	79	78	75	77	73	70	66	57
Sun	55	55	56	55	58	63	70	73	75	75	73	72	72	74	70	67	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	68	73	79	78	78	75	75	73	85	96	95	91	79	63	59	56
Tue	54	72	80	97	96	79	72	72	77	91	103	106	99	86	69	60	56
Wed	54	69	79	96	99	75	72	71	76	83	91	89	87	79	68	62	56
Thu	55	69	78	88	90	78	76	78	82	97	103	104	102	87	68	64	56
Fri	54	69	76	80	76	73	74	84	96	102	101	103	102	83	72	65	57
Sat	56	57	60	64	67	69	71	75	77	79	78	75	77	73	70	66	57
Sun	55	55	56	55	58	63	70	73	75	75	73	72	72	74	70	67	58