Best Time to Drive from Mid-City to Cypress

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-5 South and I-10 East and I-605 South, usually 68 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Mid-City 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	43	43	35	38	47	45	50	51	82	94	89	76	48	34	31
Tue	30	32	53	56	35	36	40	42	45	59	83	99	97	87	60	39	30
Wed	30	32	50	50	38	35	39	40	45	56	64	72	68	63	52	39	31
Thu	30	33	49	49	37	40	45	49	56	66	88	94	96	86	55	38	33
Fri	30	31	45	50	44	41	43	50	61	79	91	94	95	80	53	41	33
Sat	30	30	31	34	39	41	46	48	51	55	55	53	50	47	42	39	35
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	39	41	50	51	54	51	48	49	44	45	41	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Mid-City to Cypress (via I-5 South and I-10 East and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 102 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 (55 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mid-City 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 Mid-City to Cypress?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mid-City to Cypress?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mid-City to Cypress?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (8 miles)

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

More drives

Cypress to Mid-City (return trip) · Mid-City to Fontana · Mid-City to Moreno Valley · Mid-City to Glendale · Mid-City to Lancaster · Mid-City to Palmdale · Mid-City to Valencia · Mid-City to Fullerton · Mid-City to East Los Angeles · Mid-City to Costa Mesa · Mid-City to Norwalk · Mid-City to Rialto

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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	43	43	35	38	47	45	50	51	82	94	89	76	48	34	31
Tue	30	32	53	56	35	36	40	42	45	59	83	99	97	87	60	39	30
Wed	30	32	50	50	38	35	39	40	45	56	64	72	68	63	52	39	31
Thu	30	33	49	49	37	40	45	49	56	66	88	94	96	86	55	38	33
Fri	30	31	45	50	44	41	43	50	61	79	91	94	95	80	53	41	33
Sat	30	30	31	34	39	41	46	48	51	55	55	53	50	47	42	39	35
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	39	41	50	51	54	51	48	49	44	45	41	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	43	43	35	38	47	45	50	51	82	94	89	76	48	34	31
Tue	30	32	53	56	35	36	40	42	45	59	83	99	97	87	60	39	30
Wed	30	32	50	50	38	35	39	40	45	56	64	72	68	63	52	39	31
Thu	30	33	49	49	37	40	45	49	56	66	88	94	96	86	55	38	33
Fri	30	31	45	50	44	41	43	50	61	79	91	94	95	80	53	41	33
Sat	30	30	31	34	39	41	46	48	51	55	55	53	50	47	42	39	35
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	39	41	50	51	54	51	48	49	44	45	41	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	43	43	35	38	47	45	50	51	82	94	89	76	48	34	31
Tue	30	32	53	56	35	36	40	42	45	59	83	99	97	87	60	39	30
Wed	30	32	50	50	38	35	39	40	45	56	64	72	68	63	52	39	31
Thu	30	33	49	49	37	40	45	49	56	66	88	94	96	86	55	38	33
Fri	30	31	45	50	44	41	43	50	61	79	91	94	95	80	53	41	33
Sat	30	30	31	34	39	41	46	48	51	55	55	53	50	47	42	39	35
Sun	30	30	30	31	31	39	41	50	51	54	51	48	49	44	45	41	34