Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Santa Monica

Right now (6:47 am PST): about 36 minutes via I-405 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 6% 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	34	65	102	89	83	74	61	60	55	49	48	44	44	44	38	38	36
Tue	34	87	155	131	106	92	75	57	54	49	49	46	52	53	39	38	36
Wed	35	82	164	140	108	89	73	63	58	53	54	53	56	54	40	39	35
Thu	34	86	145	123	96	91	71	63	52	52	52	52	58	51	41	38	35
Fri	34	82	128	96	79	70	80	72	63	62	55	47	37	39	39	39	36
Sat	37	37	37	40	45	58	71	67	76	74	65	61	59	48	52	44	36
Sun	37	36	38	37	38	43	56	65	88	87	77	53	49	43	46	46	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Cypress to Santa Monica (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 164 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (88 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 21 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 164 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 164 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 164 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	34	65	102	89	83	74	61	60	55	49	48	44	44	44	38	38	36
Tue	34	87	155	131	106	92	75	57	54	49	49	46	52	53	39	38	36
Wed	35	82	164	140	108	89	73	63	58	53	54	53	56	54	40	39	35
Thu	34	86	145	123	96	91	71	63	52	52	52	52	58	51	41	38	35
Fri	34	82	128	96	79	70	80	72	63	62	55	47	37	39	39	39	36
Sat	37	37	37	40	45	58	71	67	76	74	65	61	59	48	52	44	36
Sun	37	36	38	37	38	43	56	65	88	87	77	53	49	43	46	46	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	65	102	89	83	74	61	60	55	49	48	44	44	44	38	38	36
Tue	34	87	155	131	106	92	75	57	54	49	49	46	52	53	39	38	36
Wed	35	82	164	140	108	89	73	63	58	53	54	53	56	54	40	39	35
Thu	34	86	145	123	96	91	71	63	52	52	52	52	58	51	41	38	35
Fri	34	82	128	96	79	70	80	72	63	62	55	47	37	39	39	39	36
Sat	37	37	37	40	45	58	71	67	76	74	65	61	59	48	52	44	36
Sun	37	36	38	37	38	43	56	65	88	87	77	53	49	43	46	46	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	65	102	89	83	74	61	60	55	49	48	44	44	44	38	38	36
Tue	34	87	155	131	106	92	75	57	54	49	49	46	52	53	39	38	36
Wed	35	82	164	140	108	89	73	63	58	53	54	53	56	54	40	39	35
Thu	34	86	145	123	96	91	71	63	52	52	52	52	58	51	41	38	35
Fri	34	82	128	96	79	70	80	72	63	62	55	47	37	39	39	39	36
Sat	37	37	37	40	45	58	71	67	76	74	65	61	59	48	52	44	36
Sun	37	36	38	37	38	43	56	65	88	87	77	53	49	43	46	46	36