Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Cypress

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-605 South and I-210 East, usually 52 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Pasadena 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	37	40	44	44	41	42	42	42	42	46	65	76	85	63	41	38	37
Tue	37	40	44	52	41	42	41	42	41	46	64	78	89	72	49	40	38
Wed	37	40	45	46	42	42	43	41	42	47	63	74	82	67	49	40	37
Thu	37	40	48	48	43	42	42	42	43	51	80	93	102	78	52	41	37
Fri	37	40	43	43	43	43	43	48	56	75	105	111	97	68	49	42	38
Sat	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	49	52	54	46	42	40	38	37
Sun	38	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	40	40	39	38	40	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Pasadena to Cypress (via I-605 South and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena 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 Pasadena to Cypress?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 37 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Cypress?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	44	44	41	42	42	42	42	46	65	76	85	63	41	38	37
Tue	37	40	44	52	41	42	41	42	41	46	64	78	89	72	49	40	38
Wed	37	40	45	46	42	42	43	41	42	47	63	74	82	67	49	40	37
Thu	37	40	48	48	43	42	42	42	43	51	80	93	102	78	52	41	37
Fri	37	40	43	43	43	43	43	48	56	75	105	111	97	68	49	42	38
Sat	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	49	52	54	46	42	40	38	37
Sun	38	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	40	40	39	38	40	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	44	44	41	42	42	42	42	46	65	76	85	63	41	38	37
Tue	37	40	44	52	41	42	41	42	41	46	64	78	89	72	49	40	38
Wed	37	40	45	46	42	42	43	41	42	47	63	74	82	67	49	40	37
Thu	37	40	48	48	43	42	42	42	43	51	80	93	102	78	52	41	37
Fri	37	40	43	43	43	43	43	48	56	75	105	111	97	68	49	42	38
Sat	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	49	52	54	46	42	40	38	37
Sun	38	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	40	40	39	38	40	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	44	44	41	42	42	42	42	46	65	76	85	63	41	38	37
Tue	37	40	44	52	41	42	41	42	41	46	64	78	89	72	49	40	38
Wed	37	40	45	46	42	42	43	41	42	47	63	74	82	67	49	40	37
Thu	37	40	48	48	43	42	42	42	43	51	80	93	102	78	52	41	37
Fri	37	40	43	43	43	43	43	48	56	75	105	111	97	68	49	42	38
Sat	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	49	52	54	46	42	40	38	37
Sun	38	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	40	40	39	38	40	39	37