Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Glendale

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Cypress to Glendale 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	30	43	58	64	61	52	51	50	51	55	58	61	57	48	40	33	31
Tue	30	44	62	74	70	60	52	49	48	57	63	65	63	55	47	35	31
Wed	30	43	59	68	66	57	51	48	47	54	58	58	57	53	47	36	31
Thu	30	42	58	67	64	54	52	50	52	59	62	65	65	56	49	42	32
Fri	30	40	50	56	54	52	54	57	59	63	64	64	62	54	51	43	32
Sat	31	31	32	34	40	47	52	51	56	57	57	59	56	53	52	43	33
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	36	42	46	49	50	52	50	47	47	44	42	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Cypress to Glendale (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cypress to central Glendale 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 Cypress to Glendale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cypress to Glendale?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Glendale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (9 miles)

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

More drives

Glendale to Cypress (return trip) · Cypress to Los Angeles · Cypress to Santa Monica · Cypress to Long Beach · Cypress to Riverside · Cypress to Santa Ana · Cypress to Irvine · Cypress to San Bernardino · Cypress to Fontana · Cypress to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	43	58	64	61	52	51	50	51	55	58	61	57	48	40	33	31
Tue	30	44	62	74	70	60	52	49	48	57	63	65	63	55	47	35	31
Wed	30	43	59	68	66	57	51	48	47	54	58	58	57	53	47	36	31
Thu	30	42	58	67	64	54	52	50	52	59	62	65	65	56	49	42	32
Fri	30	40	50	56	54	52	54	57	59	63	64	64	62	54	51	43	32
Sat	31	31	32	34	40	47	52	51	56	57	57	59	56	53	52	43	33
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	36	42	46	49	50	52	50	47	47	44	42	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	43	58	64	61	52	51	50	51	55	58	61	57	48	40	33	31
Tue	30	44	62	74	70	60	52	49	48	57	63	65	63	55	47	35	31
Wed	30	43	59	68	66	57	51	48	47	54	58	58	57	53	47	36	31
Thu	30	42	58	67	64	54	52	50	52	59	62	65	65	56	49	42	32
Fri	30	40	50	56	54	52	54	57	59	63	64	64	62	54	51	43	32
Sat	31	31	32	34	40	47	52	51	56	57	57	59	56	53	52	43	33
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	36	42	46	49	50	52	50	47	47	44	42	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	43	58	64	61	52	51	50	51	55	58	61	57	48	40	33	31
Tue	30	44	62	74	70	60	52	49	48	57	63	65	63	55	47	35	31
Wed	30	43	59	68	66	57	51	48	47	54	58	58	57	53	47	36	31
Thu	30	42	58	67	64	54	52	50	52	59	62	65	65	56	49	42	32
Fri	30	40	50	56	54	52	54	57	59	63	64	64	62	54	51	43	32
Sat	31	31	32	34	40	47	52	51	56	57	57	59	56	53	52	43	33
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	36	42	46	49	50	52	50	47	47	44	42	34