Best Time to Drive from Koreatown to Cypress

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 48 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South and US-101 South, usually 49 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 Koreatown 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	34	40	41	36	36	42	42	46	43	71	83	79	68	46	34	31
Tue	30	32	47	53	36	35	37	39	39	52	75	91	87	76	56	38	30
Wed	29	32	46	47	38	35	37	37	40	47	54	66	62	56	48	38	31
Thu	30	32	45	48	37	38	42	43	49	55	79	85	87	75	51	37	32
Fri	30	31	41	46	41	39	39	43	51	66	79	80	79	70	51	39	32
Sat	30	30	31	33	37	38	42	43	46	49	49	50	46	44	40	38	34
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	36	38	44	45	47	46	45	45	43	43	40	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Koreatown to Cypress (via I-5 South and I-605 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 93 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 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Koreatown 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 Koreatown to Cypress?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 29 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Koreatown to Cypress?

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

Freeways on this drive

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

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Cypress to Koreatown (return trip) · Koreatown to Fontana · Koreatown to Moreno Valley · Koreatown to Lancaster · Koreatown to Palmdale · Koreatown to Valencia · Koreatown to Fullerton · Koreatown to East Los Angeles · Koreatown to Victorville · Koreatown to Costa Mesa · Koreatown to Norwalk · Koreatown to Universal City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	40	41	36	36	42	42	46	43	71	83	79	68	46	34	31
Tue	30	32	47	53	36	35	37	39	39	52	75	91	87	76	56	38	30
Wed	29	32	46	47	38	35	37	37	40	47	54	66	62	56	48	38	31
Thu	30	32	45	48	37	38	42	43	49	55	79	85	87	75	51	37	32
Fri	30	31	41	46	41	39	39	43	51	66	79	80	79	70	51	39	32
Sat	30	30	31	33	37	38	42	43	46	49	49	50	46	44	40	38	34
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	36	38	44	45	47	46	45	45	43	43	40	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	40	41	36	36	42	42	46	43	71	83	79	68	46	34	31
Tue	30	32	47	53	36	35	37	39	39	52	75	91	87	76	56	38	30
Wed	29	32	46	47	38	35	37	37	40	47	54	66	62	56	48	38	31
Thu	30	32	45	48	37	38	42	43	49	55	79	85	87	75	51	37	32
Fri	30	31	41	46	41	39	39	43	51	66	79	80	79	70	51	39	32
Sat	30	30	31	33	37	38	42	43	46	49	49	50	46	44	40	38	34
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	36	38	44	45	47	46	45	45	43	43	40	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	40	41	36	36	42	42	46	43	71	83	79	68	46	34	31
Tue	30	32	47	53	36	35	37	39	39	52	75	91	87	76	56	38	30
Wed	29	32	46	47	38	35	37	37	40	47	54	66	62	56	48	38	31
Thu	30	32	45	48	37	38	42	43	49	55	79	85	87	75	51	37	32
Fri	30	31	41	46	41	39	39	43	51	66	79	80	79	70	51	39	32
Sat	30	30	31	33	37	38	42	43	46	49	49	50	46	44	40	38	34
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	36	38	44	45	47	46	45	45	43	43	40	33