Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Van Nuys

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 64 minutes via I-5 North and I-605 North, usually 85 at this time.

Only 8% 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	57	81	87	83	73	72	70	73	82	90	94	84	68	58	44	41
Tue	40	60	80	92	88	79	67	69	70	89	93	94	81	71	62	47	41
Wed	40	57	74	82	86	76	72	69	70	82	90	91	80	70	65	51	42
Thu	40	57	75	84	83	74	69	70	75	90	95	94	82	69	65	59	43
Fri	40	51	67	74	73	70	71	76	89	97	93	91	86	72	70	61	43
Sat	41	42	42	48	53	69	73	78	85	85	83	85	80	79	78	64	45
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	53	63	72	78	81	85	78	77	75	71	62	46

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 97 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (86 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 23 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 97 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 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 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	57	81	87	83	73	72	70	73	82	90	94	84	68	58	44	41
Tue	40	60	80	92	88	79	67	69	70	89	93	94	81	71	62	47	41
Wed	40	57	74	82	86	76	72	69	70	82	90	91	80	70	65	51	42
Thu	40	57	75	84	83	74	69	70	75	90	95	94	82	69	65	59	43
Fri	40	51	67	74	73	70	71	76	89	97	93	91	86	72	70	61	43
Sat	41	42	42	48	53	69	73	78	85	85	83	85	80	79	78	64	45
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	53	63	72	78	81	85	78	77	75	71	62	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	57	81	87	83	73	72	70	73	82	90	94	84	68	58	44	41
Tue	40	60	80	92	88	79	67	69	70	89	93	94	81	71	62	47	41
Wed	40	57	74	82	86	76	72	69	70	82	90	91	80	70	65	51	42
Thu	40	57	75	84	83	74	69	70	75	90	95	94	82	69	65	59	43
Fri	40	51	67	74	73	70	71	76	89	97	93	91	86	72	70	61	43
Sat	41	42	42	48	53	69	73	78	85	85	83	85	80	79	78	64	45
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	53	63	72	78	81	85	78	77	75	71	62	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	57	81	87	83	73	72	70	73	82	90	94	84	68	58	44	41
Tue	40	60	80	92	88	79	67	69	70	89	93	94	81	71	62	47	41
Wed	40	57	74	82	86	76	72	69	70	82	90	91	80	70	65	51	42
Thu	40	57	75	84	83	74	69	70	75	90	95	94	82	69	65	59	43
Fri	40	51	67	74	73	70	71	76	89	97	93	91	86	72	70	61	43
Sat	41	42	42	48	53	69	73	78	85	85	83	85	80	79	78	64	45
Sun	41	41	41	41	43	53	63	72	78	81	85	78	77	75	71	62	46