Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Hollywood

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 47 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North and US-101 North, usually 35 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Hollywood 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	29	38	46	53	44	38	38	37	36	36	35	38	39	33	31	30	29
Tue	29	40	51	59	46	41	37	35	35	35	35	38	39	37	32	30	29
Wed	29	38	46	54	45	39	38	35	34	34	36	37	37	35	34	31	29
Thu	29	38	46	53	44	40	39	36	35	35	36	39	41	35	33	32	30
Fri	29	37	39	40	39	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	37	36	33	30
Sat	29	30	31	31	34	37	39	38	37	36	36	37	36	34	35	33	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	33	34	36	35	36	35	35	35	38	38	35	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Cypress to Hollywood (via I-5 North and I-605 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cypress to central Hollywood 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 Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 29 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Hollywood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (9 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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

More drives

Hollywood 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 · Cypress to Glendale · Cypress to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	46	53	44	38	38	37	36	36	35	38	39	33	31	30	29
Tue	29	40	51	59	46	41	37	35	35	35	35	38	39	37	32	30	29
Wed	29	38	46	54	45	39	38	35	34	34	36	37	37	35	34	31	29
Thu	29	38	46	53	44	40	39	36	35	35	36	39	41	35	33	32	30
Fri	29	37	39	40	39	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	37	36	33	30
Sat	29	30	31	31	34	37	39	38	37	36	36	37	36	34	35	33	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	33	34	36	35	36	35	35	35	38	38	35	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	46	53	44	38	38	37	36	36	35	38	39	33	31	30	29
Tue	29	40	51	59	46	41	37	35	35	35	35	38	39	37	32	30	29
Wed	29	38	46	54	45	39	38	35	34	34	36	37	37	35	34	31	29
Thu	29	38	46	53	44	40	39	36	35	35	36	39	41	35	33	32	30
Fri	29	37	39	40	39	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	37	36	33	30
Sat	29	30	31	31	34	37	39	38	37	36	36	37	36	34	35	33	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	33	34	36	35	36	35	35	35	38	38	35	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	46	53	44	38	38	37	36	36	35	38	39	33	31	30	29
Tue	29	40	51	59	46	41	37	35	35	35	35	38	39	37	32	30	29
Wed	29	38	46	54	45	39	38	35	34	34	36	37	37	35	34	31	29
Thu	29	38	46	53	44	40	39	36	35	35	36	39	41	35	33	32	30
Fri	29	37	39	40	39	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	37	36	33	30
Sat	29	30	31	31	34	37	39	38	37	36	36	37	36	34	35	33	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	33	34	36	35	36	35	35	35	38	38	35	31