Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Cypress

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South and I-605 South, usually 30 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 Hollywood 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	31	33	39	39	35	35	40	41	43	40	66	79	75	65	43	34	31
Tue	29	31	42	48	35	35	36	37	37	48	69	83	83	69	51	38	30
Wed	29	31	47	46	37	34	36	38	39	48	57	69	69	61	49	37	30
Thu	29	32	45	47	37	38	40	41	46	51	77	85	84	72	49	36	32
Fri	29	30	41	45	41	38	38	40	49	63	76	77	76	68	48	39	31
Sat	29	29	30	32	36	37	40	42	44	47	48	49	45	42	38	37	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	35	37	41	42	43	43	43	42	41	40	39	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Hollywood to Cypress (via I-5 South and US-101 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood 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 Hollywood to Cypress?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 29 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Cypress?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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More drives

Cypress to Hollywood (return trip) · Hollywood to Los Angeles · Hollywood to Santa Monica · Hollywood to Pasadena · Hollywood to Long Beach · Hollywood to West Covina · Hollywood to Santa Clarita · Hollywood to Van Nuys · Hollywood to Torrance · Hollywood to El Monte · Hollywood to Downey · Hollywood to Whittier

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	39	39	35	35	40	41	43	40	66	79	75	65	43	34	31
Tue	29	31	42	48	35	35	36	37	37	48	69	83	83	69	51	38	30
Wed	29	31	47	46	37	34	36	38	39	48	57	69	69	61	49	37	30
Thu	29	32	45	47	37	38	40	41	46	51	77	85	84	72	49	36	32
Fri	29	30	41	45	41	38	38	40	49	63	76	77	76	68	48	39	31
Sat	29	29	30	32	36	37	40	42	44	47	48	49	45	42	38	37	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	35	37	41	42	43	43	43	42	41	40	39	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	39	39	35	35	40	41	43	40	66	79	75	65	43	34	31
Tue	29	31	42	48	35	35	36	37	37	48	69	83	83	69	51	38	30
Wed	29	31	47	46	37	34	36	38	39	48	57	69	69	61	49	37	30
Thu	29	32	45	47	37	38	40	41	46	51	77	85	84	72	49	36	32
Fri	29	30	41	45	41	38	38	40	49	63	76	77	76	68	48	39	31
Sat	29	29	30	32	36	37	40	42	44	47	48	49	45	42	38	37	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	35	37	41	42	43	43	43	42	41	40	39	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	39	39	35	35	40	41	43	40	66	79	75	65	43	34	31
Tue	29	31	42	48	35	35	36	37	37	48	69	83	83	69	51	38	30
Wed	29	31	47	46	37	34	36	38	39	48	57	69	69	61	49	37	30
Thu	29	32	45	47	37	38	40	41	46	51	77	85	84	72	49	36	32
Fri	29	30	41	45	41	38	38	40	49	63	76	77	76	68	48	39	31
Sat	29	29	30	32	36	37	40	42	44	47	48	49	45	42	38	37	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	35	37	41	42	43	43	43	42	41	40	39	33