Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Downey

Right now (5:39 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-5 South, usually 86 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Valencia 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	47	57	72	72	61	60	59	59	61	70	80	84	80	69	53	48	45
Tue	44	66	91	95	72	63	60	60	61	76	88	96	88	77	60	51	46
Wed	44	56	68	74	74	61	59	59	62	74	79	83	83	74	60	53	46
Thu	45	59	88	89	68	61	59	63	67	84	91	94	96	79	55	53	46
Fri	45	56	66	67	63	59	62	67	81	90	91	88	91	73	59	55	49
Sat	46	48	50	52	58	59	64	66	73	75	75	69	69	63	59	55	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	48	53	56	61	63	64	64	63	59	61	59	56	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Valencia to Downey (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valencia 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 Valencia to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 44 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Downey?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (46 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	72	72	61	60	59	59	61	70	80	84	80	69	53	48	45
Tue	44	66	91	95	72	63	60	60	61	76	88	96	88	77	60	51	46
Wed	44	56	68	74	74	61	59	59	62	74	79	83	83	74	60	53	46
Thu	45	59	88	89	68	61	59	63	67	84	91	94	96	79	55	53	46
Fri	45	56	66	67	63	59	62	67	81	90	91	88	91	73	59	55	49
Sat	46	48	50	52	58	59	64	66	73	75	75	69	69	63	59	55	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	48	53	56	61	63	64	64	63	59	61	59	56	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	72	72	61	60	59	59	61	70	80	84	80	69	53	48	45
Tue	44	66	91	95	72	63	60	60	61	76	88	96	88	77	60	51	46
Wed	44	56	68	74	74	61	59	59	62	74	79	83	83	74	60	53	46
Thu	45	59	88	89	68	61	59	63	67	84	91	94	96	79	55	53	46
Fri	45	56	66	67	63	59	62	67	81	90	91	88	91	73	59	55	49
Sat	46	48	50	52	58	59	64	66	73	75	75	69	69	63	59	55	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	48	53	56	61	63	64	64	63	59	61	59	56	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	57	72	72	61	60	59	59	61	70	80	84	80	69	53	48	45
Tue	44	66	91	95	72	63	60	60	61	76	88	96	88	77	60	51	46
Wed	44	56	68	74	74	61	59	59	62	74	79	83	83	74	60	53	46
Thu	45	59	88	89	68	61	59	63	67	84	91	94	96	79	55	53	46
Fri	45	56	66	67	63	59	62	67	81	90	91	88	91	73	59	55	49
Sat	46	48	50	52	58	59	64	66	73	75	75	69	69	63	59	55	45
Sun	46	46	46	46	48	53	56	61	63	64	64	63	59	61	59	56	48