Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Valencia

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-5 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Valencia 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	56	68	79	83	84	79	79	77	82	79	80	85	85	74	68	62	59
Tue	56	69	79	88	85	80	74	73	70	74	80	91	93	80	73	64	59
Wed	55	66	75	81	81	77	74	71	71	74	78	82	86	76	72	63	56
Thu	55	67	80	87	86	80	78	77	76	80	93	100	93	81	74	69	58
Fri	57	67	74	77	82	85	84	86	86	85	88	89	85	79	74	70	59
Sat	57	58	60	61	67	84	90	83	85	82	78	80	74	74	76	70	59
Sun	57	56	57	57	58	65	84	97	102	106	90	82	75	77	76	70	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Cypress to Valencia (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (106 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cypress to central Valencia 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 Valencia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cypress to Valencia?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 55 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Valencia?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (49 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	68	79	83	84	79	79	77	82	79	80	85	85	74	68	62	59
Tue	56	69	79	88	85	80	74	73	70	74	80	91	93	80	73	64	59
Wed	55	66	75	81	81	77	74	71	71	74	78	82	86	76	72	63	56
Thu	55	67	80	87	86	80	78	77	76	80	93	100	93	81	74	69	58
Fri	57	67	74	77	82	85	84	86	86	85	88	89	85	79	74	70	59
Sat	57	58	60	61	67	84	90	83	85	82	78	80	74	74	76	70	59
Sun	57	56	57	57	58	65	84	97	102	106	90	82	75	77	76	70	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	68	79	83	84	79	79	77	82	79	80	85	85	74	68	62	59
Tue	56	69	79	88	85	80	74	73	70	74	80	91	93	80	73	64	59
Wed	55	66	75	81	81	77	74	71	71	74	78	82	86	76	72	63	56
Thu	55	67	80	87	86	80	78	77	76	80	93	100	93	81	74	69	58
Fri	57	67	74	77	82	85	84	86	86	85	88	89	85	79	74	70	59
Sat	57	58	60	61	67	84	90	83	85	82	78	80	74	74	76	70	59
Sun	57	56	57	57	58	65	84	97	102	106	90	82	75	77	76	70	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	68	79	83	84	79	79	77	82	79	80	85	85	74	68	62	59
Tue	56	69	79	88	85	80	74	73	70	74	80	91	93	80	73	64	59
Wed	55	66	75	81	81	77	74	71	71	74	78	82	86	76	72	63	56
Thu	55	67	80	87	86	80	78	77	76	80	93	100	93	81	74	69	58
Fri	57	67	74	77	82	85	84	86	86	85	88	89	85	79	74	70	59
Sat	57	58	60	61	67	84	90	83	85	82	78	80	74	74	76	70	59
Sun	57	56	57	57	58	65	84	97	102	106	90	82	75	77	76	70	59