Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Cypress

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 111 minutes via I-5 South and SR-2 West, usually 114 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 Palmdale 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	101	107	109	103	105	113	113	115	122	140	148	141	130	110	102	98	96
Tue	99	115	120	107	110	113	113	125	124	145	156	149	138	118	105	97	96
Wed	98	114	116	107	109	112	113	114	123	127	128	126	120	112	105	100	97
Thu	99	113	117	108	114	118	120	121	136	150	151	150	139	113	104	103	97
Fri	98	109	119	112	112	112	115	127	140	146	147	147	134	114	106	97	96
Sat	96	97	98	103	106	107	110	114	116	117	118	116	114	107	106	99	98
Sun	96	97	96	96	100	103	111	112	115	111	111	110	109	108	107	99	96

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Palmdale to Cypress (via I-5 South and SR-2 West) usually takes as little as 95 minutes and up to 156 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 126 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (119 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (67 to 82 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale 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 Palmdale to Cypress?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 156 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 95 to 156 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 126 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Cypress?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 156 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (1.3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	107	109	103	105	113	113	115	122	140	148	141	130	110	102	98	96
Tue	99	115	120	107	110	113	113	125	124	145	156	149	138	118	105	97	96
Wed	98	114	116	107	109	112	113	114	123	127	128	126	120	112	105	100	97
Thu	99	113	117	108	114	118	120	121	136	150	151	150	139	113	104	103	97
Fri	98	109	119	112	112	112	115	127	140	146	147	147	134	114	106	97	96
Sat	96	97	98	103	106	107	110	114	116	117	118	116	114	107	106	99	98
Sun	96	97	96	96	100	103	111	112	115	111	111	110	109	108	107	99	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	107	109	103	105	113	113	115	122	140	148	141	130	110	102	98	96
Tue	99	115	120	107	110	113	113	125	124	145	156	149	138	118	105	97	96
Wed	98	114	116	107	109	112	113	114	123	127	128	126	120	112	105	100	97
Thu	99	113	117	108	114	118	120	121	136	150	151	150	139	113	104	103	97
Fri	98	109	119	112	112	112	115	127	140	146	147	147	134	114	106	97	96
Sat	96	97	98	103	106	107	110	114	116	117	118	116	114	107	106	99	98
Sun	96	97	96	96	100	103	111	112	115	111	111	110	109	108	107	99	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	107	109	103	105	113	113	115	122	140	148	141	130	110	102	98	96
Tue	99	115	120	107	110	113	113	125	124	145	156	149	138	118	105	97	96
Wed	98	114	116	107	109	112	113	114	123	127	128	126	120	112	105	100	97
Thu	99	113	117	108	114	118	120	121	136	150	151	150	139	113	104	103	97
Fri	98	109	119	112	112	112	115	127	140	146	147	147	134	114	106	97	96
Sat	96	97	98	103	106	107	110	114	116	117	118	116	114	107	106	99	98
Sun	96	97	96	96	100	103	111	112	115	111	111	110	109	108	107	99	96