Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Santa Monica

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-405 North, usually 41 at this time.

None 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 Monica 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	35	46	57	58	52	47	44	44	43	42	41	42	43	40	37	37	36
Tue	35	50	68	69	59	51	46	44	42	42	42	43	47	43	38	37	36
Wed	35	50	69	71	63	53	47	44	43	43	43	45	49	45	39	38	36
Thu	35	50	66	68	59	51	47	45	44	44	45	47	50	46	39	37	36
Fri	35	45	55	57	52	49	49	49	47	48	47	46	46	44	40	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	39	43	47	49	50	50	48	47	46	44	41	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	47	48	46	43	42	41	41	40	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Cypress to Santa Monica (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cypress to downtown Santa Monica 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 Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (3 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (2 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (1.7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	57	58	52	47	44	44	43	42	41	42	43	40	37	37	36
Tue	35	50	68	69	59	51	46	44	42	42	42	43	47	43	38	37	36
Wed	35	50	69	71	63	53	47	44	43	43	43	45	49	45	39	38	36
Thu	35	50	66	68	59	51	47	45	44	44	45	47	50	46	39	37	36
Fri	35	45	55	57	52	49	49	49	47	48	47	46	46	44	40	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	39	43	47	49	50	50	48	47	46	44	41	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	47	48	46	43	42	41	41	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	57	58	52	47	44	44	43	42	41	42	43	40	37	37	36
Tue	35	50	68	69	59	51	46	44	42	42	42	43	47	43	38	37	36
Wed	35	50	69	71	63	53	47	44	43	43	43	45	49	45	39	38	36
Thu	35	50	66	68	59	51	47	45	44	44	45	47	50	46	39	37	36
Fri	35	45	55	57	52	49	49	49	47	48	47	46	46	44	40	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	39	43	47	49	50	50	48	47	46	44	41	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	47	48	46	43	42	41	41	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	57	58	52	47	44	44	43	42	41	42	43	40	37	37	36
Tue	35	50	68	69	59	51	46	44	42	42	42	43	47	43	38	37	36
Wed	35	50	69	71	63	53	47	44	43	43	43	45	49	45	39	38	36
Thu	35	50	66	68	59	51	47	45	44	44	45	47	50	46	39	37	36
Fri	35	45	55	57	52	49	49	49	47	48	47	46	46	44	40	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	39	43	47	49	50	50	48	47	46	44	41	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	47	48	46	43	42	41	41	40	37