Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Los Angeles

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 36 at this time.

Only 18% 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.

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Cypress to Los Angeles (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Cypress

Freeway, about 21 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 6 to 10 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Cypress to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Cypress to Los Angeles 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	24	30	36	37	34	32	31	31	31	32	35	36	37	32	27	25	24
Tue	24	31	39	42	39	34	32	30	31	32	35	38	40	36	29	25	24
Wed	24	31	39	44	40	35	32	31	31	34	37	40	41	37	30	26	25
Thu	24	31	38	42	38	34	32	31	32	34	37	40	42	37	30	26	25
Fri	24	29	33	34	33	32	33	34	35	38	40	41	40	37	31	27	25
Sat	24	24	25	26	28	29	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	33	30	27	25
Sun	24	24	24	25	26	27	29	31	31	32	31	30	30	29	29	28	26

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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cypress to Los Angeles?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 24 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 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

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Los Angeles to Cypress (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	30	36	37	34	32	31	31	31	32	35	36	37	32	27	25	24
Tue	24	31	39	42	39	34	32	30	31	32	35	38	40	36	29	25	24
Wed	24	31	39	44	40	35	32	31	31	34	37	40	41	37	30	26	25
Thu	24	31	38	42	38	34	32	31	32	34	37	40	42	37	30	26	25
Fri	24	29	33	34	33	32	33	34	35	38	40	41	40	37	31	27	25
Sat	24	24	25	26	28	29	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	33	30	27	25
Sun	24	24	24	25	26	27	29	31	31	32	31	30	30	29	29	28	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	30	36	37	34	32	31	31	31	32	35	36	37	32	27	25	24
Tue	24	31	39	42	39	34	32	30	31	32	35	38	40	36	29	25	24
Wed	24	31	39	44	40	35	32	31	31	34	37	40	41	37	30	26	25
Thu	24	31	38	42	38	34	32	31	32	34	37	40	42	37	30	26	25
Fri	24	29	33	34	33	32	33	34	35	38	40	41	40	37	31	27	25
Sat	24	24	25	26	28	29	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	33	30	27	25
Sun	24	24	24	25	26	27	29	31	31	32	31	30	30	29	29	28	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	30	36	37	34	32	31	31	31	32	35	36	37	32	27	25	24
Tue	24	31	39	42	39	34	32	30	31	32	35	38	40	36	29	25	24
Wed	24	31	39	44	40	35	32	31	31	34	37	40	41	37	30	26	25
Thu	24	31	38	42	38	34	32	31	32	34	37	40	42	37	30	26	25
Fri	24	29	33	34	33	32	33	34	35	38	40	41	40	37	31	27	25
Sat	24	24	25	26	28	29	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	33	30	27	25
Sun	24	24	24	25	26	27	29	31	31	32	31	30	30	29	29	28	26