Best Time to Drive from Woodland Hills to Downey

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 36 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	44	48	51	55	66	96	101	92	76	60	43	36
Tue	34	38	45	46	43	45	47	49	52	75	100	101	93	80	63	47	36
Wed	34	39	48	46	42	44	45	47	50	66	81	91	98	76	60	50	37
Thu	34	39	44	45	41	45	49	52	56	79	108	119	109	84	63	51	39
Fri	35	38	45	49	46	46	51	62	69	93	109	115	110	90	62	49	38
Sat	35	35	36	40	44	45	51	53	59	66	69	60	60	53	49	47	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	38	43	46	49	50	54	60	63	59	57	49	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 119 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 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (69 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 119 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 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland Hills to Downey?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 119 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	44	48	51	55	66	96	101	92	76	60	43	36
Tue	34	38	45	46	43	45	47	49	52	75	100	101	93	80	63	47	36
Wed	34	39	48	46	42	44	45	47	50	66	81	91	98	76	60	50	37
Thu	34	39	44	45	41	45	49	52	56	79	108	119	109	84	63	51	39
Fri	35	38	45	49	46	46	51	62	69	93	109	115	110	90	62	49	38
Sat	35	35	36	40	44	45	51	53	59	66	69	60	60	53	49	47	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	38	43	46	49	50	54	60	63	59	57	49	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	44	48	51	55	66	96	101	92	76	60	43	36
Tue	34	38	45	46	43	45	47	49	52	75	100	101	93	80	63	47	36
Wed	34	39	48	46	42	44	45	47	50	66	81	91	98	76	60	50	37
Thu	34	39	44	45	41	45	49	52	56	79	108	119	109	84	63	51	39
Fri	35	38	45	49	46	46	51	62	69	93	109	115	110	90	62	49	38
Sat	35	35	36	40	44	45	51	53	59	66	69	60	60	53	49	47	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	38	43	46	49	50	54	60	63	59	57	49	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	44	48	51	55	66	96	101	92	76	60	43	36
Tue	34	38	45	46	43	45	47	49	52	75	100	101	93	80	63	47	36
Wed	34	39	48	46	42	44	45	47	50	66	81	91	98	76	60	50	37
Thu	34	39	44	45	41	45	49	52	56	79	108	119	109	84	63	51	39
Fri	35	38	45	49	46	46	51	62	69	93	109	115	110	90	62	49	38
Sat	35	35	36	40	44	45	51	53	59	66	69	60	60	53	49	47	38
Sun	35	35	35	36	38	43	46	49	50	54	60	63	59	57	49	50	39