Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Santa Clarita

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-5 North, usually 56 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Santa Clarita 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	53	67	82	84	82	76	75	74	77	78	82	88	82	73	64	56	54
Tue	52	69	86	94	89	81	74	70	69	77	85	94	94	82	73	61	54
Wed	52	65	78	87	85	78	72	69	68	74	79	83	84	76	70	60	53
Thu	52	68	85	88	86	78	76	74	75	83	93	99	92	82	74	66	55
Fri	53	63	72	76	77	80	81	84	85	87	91	91	86	80	74	67	55
Sat	53	54	56	57	62	75	81	77	81	80	79	81	77	74	73	66	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	59	73	81	87	89	82	75	70	72	71	66	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Cypress to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cypress to central Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cypress to Santa Clarita?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 52 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (39 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

Santa Clarita 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	67	82	84	82	76	75	74	77	78	82	88	82	73	64	56	54
Tue	52	69	86	94	89	81	74	70	69	77	85	94	94	82	73	61	54
Wed	52	65	78	87	85	78	72	69	68	74	79	83	84	76	70	60	53
Thu	52	68	85	88	86	78	76	74	75	83	93	99	92	82	74	66	55
Fri	53	63	72	76	77	80	81	84	85	87	91	91	86	80	74	67	55
Sat	53	54	56	57	62	75	81	77	81	80	79	81	77	74	73	66	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	59	73	81	87	89	82	75	70	72	71	66	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	67	82	84	82	76	75	74	77	78	82	88	82	73	64	56	54
Tue	52	69	86	94	89	81	74	70	69	77	85	94	94	82	73	61	54
Wed	52	65	78	87	85	78	72	69	68	74	79	83	84	76	70	60	53
Thu	52	68	85	88	86	78	76	74	75	83	93	99	92	82	74	66	55
Fri	53	63	72	76	77	80	81	84	85	87	91	91	86	80	74	67	55
Sat	53	54	56	57	62	75	81	77	81	80	79	81	77	74	73	66	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	59	73	81	87	89	82	75	70	72	71	66	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	67	82	84	82	76	75	74	77	78	82	88	82	73	64	56	54
Tue	52	69	86	94	89	81	74	70	69	77	85	94	94	82	73	61	54
Wed	52	65	78	87	85	78	72	69	68	74	79	83	84	76	70	60	53
Thu	52	68	85	88	86	78	76	74	75	83	93	99	92	82	74	66	55
Fri	53	63	72	76	77	80	81	84	85	87	91	91	86	80	74	67	55
Sat	53	54	56	57	62	75	81	77	81	80	79	81	77	74	73	66	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	59	73	81	87	89	82	75	70	72	71	66	56