Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Mid-City

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 50 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North and I-10 West, usually 38 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 Mid-City 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	39	49	55	46	39	39	38	37	37	36	38	40	34	32	31	30
Tue	29	42	55	62	48	42	38	37	36	36	36	39	39	37	33	31	30
Wed	30	39	49	57	47	40	38	36	35	35	36	37	38	36	35	32	30
Thu	30	41	49	58	48	41	40	38	36	35	36	39	40	35	34	33	31
Fri	30	39	40	43	41	39	40	39	39	40	39	39	39	36	36	33	31
Sat	30	30	32	32	35	38	40	38	37	36	35	36	35	35	36	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	34	37	36	37	36	36	37	39	40	36	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Cypress to Mid-City (via I-5 North and I-605 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 64 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 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cypress to central Mid-City 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 Mid-City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cypress to Mid-City?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Mid-City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (9 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	39	49	55	46	39	39	38	37	37	36	38	40	34	32	31	30
Tue	29	42	55	62	48	42	38	37	36	36	36	39	39	37	33	31	30
Wed	30	39	49	57	47	40	38	36	35	35	36	37	38	36	35	32	30
Thu	30	41	49	58	48	41	40	38	36	35	36	39	40	35	34	33	31
Fri	30	39	40	43	41	39	40	39	39	40	39	39	39	36	36	33	31
Sat	30	30	32	32	35	38	40	38	37	36	35	36	35	35	36	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	34	37	36	37	36	36	37	39	40	36	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	39	49	55	46	39	39	38	37	37	36	38	40	34	32	31	30
Tue	29	42	55	62	48	42	38	37	36	36	36	39	39	37	33	31	30
Wed	30	39	49	57	47	40	38	36	35	35	36	37	38	36	35	32	30
Thu	30	41	49	58	48	41	40	38	36	35	36	39	40	35	34	33	31
Fri	30	39	40	43	41	39	40	39	39	40	39	39	39	36	36	33	31
Sat	30	30	32	32	35	38	40	38	37	36	35	36	35	35	36	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	34	37	36	37	36	36	37	39	40	36	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	39	49	55	46	39	39	38	37	37	36	38	40	34	32	31	30
Tue	29	42	55	62	48	42	38	37	36	36	36	39	39	37	33	31	30
Wed	30	39	49	57	47	40	38	36	35	35	36	37	38	36	35	32	30
Thu	30	41	49	58	48	41	40	38	36	35	36	39	40	35	34	33	31
Fri	30	39	40	43	41	39	40	39	39	40	39	39	39	36	36	33	31
Sat	30	30	32	32	35	38	40	38	37	36	35	36	35	35	36	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	34	34	37	36	37	36	36	37	39	40	36	32