Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Van Nuys

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Van Nuys 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	40	52	65	70	67	61	60	60	61	64	67	77	83	64	51	43	41
Tue	40	54	68	77	71	65	59	58	57	67	68	81	83	68	54	46	41
Wed	40	52	62	69	68	63	58	57	57	62	69	86	87	72	59	48	41
Thu	40	51	62	70	68	61	59	58	58	67	72	82	88	71	57	51	42
Fri	40	50	56	61	62	59	61	62	65	70	71	74	73	65	57	52	42
Sat	41	41	42	45	51	57	62	60	66	63	61	61	60	60	61	53	43
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	47	52	56	59	60	67	65	64	59	59	53	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Cypress to Van Nuys (via I-5 North and I-605 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (67 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cypress to central Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cypress to Van Nuys?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 40 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (3 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	40	52	65	70	67	61	60	60	61	64	67	77	83	64	51	43	41
Tue	40	54	68	77	71	65	59	58	57	67	68	81	83	68	54	46	41
Wed	40	52	62	69	68	63	58	57	57	62	69	86	87	72	59	48	41
Thu	40	51	62	70	68	61	59	58	58	67	72	82	88	71	57	51	42
Fri	40	50	56	61	62	59	61	62	65	70	71	74	73	65	57	52	42
Sat	41	41	42	45	51	57	62	60	66	63	61	61	60	60	61	53	43
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	47	52	56	59	60	67	65	64	59	59	53	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	52	65	70	67	61	60	60	61	64	67	77	83	64	51	43	41
Tue	40	54	68	77	71	65	59	58	57	67	68	81	83	68	54	46	41
Wed	40	52	62	69	68	63	58	57	57	62	69	86	87	72	59	48	41
Thu	40	51	62	70	68	61	59	58	58	67	72	82	88	71	57	51	42
Fri	40	50	56	61	62	59	61	62	65	70	71	74	73	65	57	52	42
Sat	41	41	42	45	51	57	62	60	66	63	61	61	60	60	61	53	43
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	47	52	56	59	60	67	65	64	59	59	53	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	52	65	70	67	61	60	60	61	64	67	77	83	64	51	43	41
Tue	40	54	68	77	71	65	59	58	57	67	68	81	83	68	54	46	41
Wed	40	52	62	69	68	63	58	57	57	62	69	86	87	72	59	48	41
Thu	40	51	62	70	68	61	59	58	58	67	72	82	88	71	57	51	42
Fri	40	50	56	61	62	59	61	62	65	70	71	74	73	65	57	52	42
Sat	41	41	42	45	51	57	62	60	66	63	61	61	60	60	61	53	43
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	47	52	56	59	60	67	65	64	59	59	53	44