Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Cypress

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South, usually 45 at this time.

Only 7% 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.

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Los Angeles to Cypress (via I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Cypress to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 20 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 6 to 11 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Cypress along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Los Angeles to Cypress by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2426303230293030323542484941312524
Tue2426313430293030323643495145352624
Wed2426313330293031323745505245342724
Thu2426313330303132343846515347362825
Fri2425293231303233364249515147362926
Sat2424252628293032333536363533292725
Sun2424242425262830313233323129282825

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 Los Angeles to Cypress?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Cypress?

The 24-mile drive usually takes 24 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Cypress?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

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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 (3 miles)

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