Best Time to Drive from Glendale to Cypress

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 45 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 Glendale to Cypress 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	32	37	45	47	42	43	46	46	50	50	74	85	78	68	46	34	31
Tue	31	35	52	55	45	47	44	45	43	55	81	93	87	73	53	40	31
Wed	30	34	54	54	46	44	44	47	47	59	69	74	75	69	54	40	31
Thu	30	35	52	54	45	48	46	49	52	65	86	91	89	78	52	40	33
Fri	31	33	47	52	48	45	45	46	60	77	85	85	85	74	51	44	33
Sat	32	31	32	34	40	43	47	49	52	58	59	59	54	53	47	45	35
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	37	41	49	50	52	50	50	46	45	43	44	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Glendale to Cypress (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glendale to central Cypress 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 Glendale to Cypress?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 30 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glendale to Cypress?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	45	47	42	43	46	46	50	50	74	85	78	68	46	34	31
Tue	31	35	52	55	45	47	44	45	43	55	81	93	87	73	53	40	31
Wed	30	34	54	54	46	44	44	47	47	59	69	74	75	69	54	40	31
Thu	30	35	52	54	45	48	46	49	52	65	86	91	89	78	52	40	33
Fri	31	33	47	52	48	45	45	46	60	77	85	85	85	74	51	44	33
Sat	32	31	32	34	40	43	47	49	52	58	59	59	54	53	47	45	35
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	37	41	49	50	52	50	50	46	45	43	44	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	45	47	42	43	46	46	50	50	74	85	78	68	46	34	31
Tue	31	35	52	55	45	47	44	45	43	55	81	93	87	73	53	40	31
Wed	30	34	54	54	46	44	44	47	47	59	69	74	75	69	54	40	31
Thu	30	35	52	54	45	48	46	49	52	65	86	91	89	78	52	40	33
Fri	31	33	47	52	48	45	45	46	60	77	85	85	85	74	51	44	33
Sat	32	31	32	34	40	43	47	49	52	58	59	59	54	53	47	45	35
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	37	41	49	50	52	50	50	46	45	43	44	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	45	47	42	43	46	46	50	50	74	85	78	68	46	34	31
Tue	31	35	52	55	45	47	44	45	43	55	81	93	87	73	53	40	31
Wed	30	34	54	54	46	44	44	47	47	59	69	74	75	69	54	40	31
Thu	30	35	52	54	45	48	46	49	52	65	86	91	89	78	52	40	33
Fri	31	33	47	52	48	45	45	46	60	77	85	85	85	74	51	44	33
Sat	32	31	32	34	40	43	47	49	52	58	59	59	54	53	47	45	35
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	37	41	49	50	52	50	50	46	45	43	44	34