Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Downey

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 60 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 61 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Woodland Hills 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	37	39	42	41	43	43	47	51	54	65	95	100	94	77	58	43	36
Tue	34	39	45	46	42	44	47	48	53	72	102	103	96	82	65	47	36
Wed	34	39	45	44	41	43	44	45	49	61	76	88	91	72	59	49	37
Thu	34	39	44	45	41	45	48	50	55	75	102	118	109	83	62	50	38
Fri	35	37	44	47	44	45	49	60	68	93	110	113	106	86	61	49	38
Sat	35	35	36	40	43	45	50	53	58	63	65	59	60	53	50	48	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	38	42	46	50	50	55	60	65	60	58	50	50	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Woodland Hills to Downey (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 118 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (67 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Downey?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

Downey to Woodland Hills (return trip) · Woodland Hills to Los Angeles · Woodland Hills to Long Beach · Woodland Hills to Anaheim · Woodland Hills to Santa Ana · Woodland Hills to Irvine · Woodland Hills to Fontana · Woodland Hills to Oxnard · Woodland Hills to Huntington Beach · Woodland Hills to Glendale · Woodland Hills to Santa Clarita · Woodland Hills to Garden Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	42	41	43	43	47	51	54	65	95	100	94	77	58	43	36
Tue	34	39	45	46	42	44	47	48	53	72	102	103	96	82	65	47	36
Wed	34	39	45	44	41	43	44	45	49	61	76	88	91	72	59	49	37
Thu	34	39	44	45	41	45	48	50	55	75	102	118	109	83	62	50	38
Fri	35	37	44	47	44	45	49	60	68	93	110	113	106	86	61	49	38
Sat	35	35	36	40	43	45	50	53	58	63	65	59	60	53	50	48	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	38	42	46	50	50	55	60	65	60	58	50	50	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	42	41	43	43	47	51	54	65	95	100	94	77	58	43	36
Tue	34	39	45	46	42	44	47	48	53	72	102	103	96	82	65	47	36
Wed	34	39	45	44	41	43	44	45	49	61	76	88	91	72	59	49	37
Thu	34	39	44	45	41	45	48	50	55	75	102	118	109	83	62	50	38
Fri	35	37	44	47	44	45	49	60	68	93	110	113	106	86	61	49	38
Sat	35	35	36	40	43	45	50	53	58	63	65	59	60	53	50	48	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	38	42	46	50	50	55	60	65	60	58	50	50	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	42	41	43	43	47	51	54	65	95	100	94	77	58	43	36
Tue	34	39	45	46	42	44	47	48	53	72	102	103	96	82	65	47	36
Wed	34	39	45	44	41	43	44	45	49	61	76	88	91	72	59	49	37
Thu	34	39	44	45	41	45	48	50	55	75	102	118	109	83	62	50	38
Fri	35	37	44	47	44	45	49	60	68	93	110	113	106	86	61	49	38
Sat	35	35	36	40	43	45	50	53	58	63	65	59	60	53	50	48	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	38	42	46	50	50	55	60	65	60	58	50	50	39