Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Cypress

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 71 minutes via I-5 South, usually 78 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Santa Clarita 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	56	65	77	78	68	68	68	68	70	83	99	103	98	84	63	56	53
Tue	51	72	95	94	77	70	65	66	72	88	107	117	107	95	72	59	53
Wed	51	63	80	84	78	66	65	64	69	78	87	90	85	80	68	60	53
Thu	52	66	89	81	73	71	69	71	76	95	107	112	113	93	66	61	53
Fri	52	62	72	73	68	64	68	75	89	104	105	110	109	87	70	63	54
Sat	53	54	56	59	62	65	69	72	74	80	79	74	76	71	65	63	54
Sun	52	52	53	53	55	59	65	72	75	77	75	73	70	71	66	64	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Cypress (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita to Cypress?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Cypress?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 51 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Cypress?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-14 South in Los Angeles (2 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	56	65	77	78	68	68	68	68	70	83	99	103	98	84	63	56	53
Tue	51	72	95	94	77	70	65	66	72	88	107	117	107	95	72	59	53
Wed	51	63	80	84	78	66	65	64	69	78	87	90	85	80	68	60	53
Thu	52	66	89	81	73	71	69	71	76	95	107	112	113	93	66	61	53
Fri	52	62	72	73	68	64	68	75	89	104	105	110	109	87	70	63	54
Sat	53	54	56	59	62	65	69	72	74	80	79	74	76	71	65	63	54
Sun	52	52	53	53	55	59	65	72	75	77	75	73	70	71	66	64	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	65	77	78	68	68	68	68	70	83	99	103	98	84	63	56	53
Tue	51	72	95	94	77	70	65	66	72	88	107	117	107	95	72	59	53
Wed	51	63	80	84	78	66	65	64	69	78	87	90	85	80	68	60	53
Thu	52	66	89	81	73	71	69	71	76	95	107	112	113	93	66	61	53
Fri	52	62	72	73	68	64	68	75	89	104	105	110	109	87	70	63	54
Sat	53	54	56	59	62	65	69	72	74	80	79	74	76	71	65	63	54
Sun	52	52	53	53	55	59	65	72	75	77	75	73	70	71	66	64	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	65	77	78	68	68	68	68	70	83	99	103	98	84	63	56	53
Tue	51	72	95	94	77	70	65	66	72	88	107	117	107	95	72	59	53
Wed	51	63	80	84	78	66	65	64	69	78	87	90	85	80	68	60	53
Thu	52	66	89	81	73	71	69	71	76	95	107	112	113	93	66	61	53
Fri	52	62	72	73	68	64	68	75	89	104	105	110	109	87	70	63	54
Sat	53	54	56	59	62	65	69	72	74	80	79	74	76	71	65	63	54
Sun	52	52	53	53	55	59	65	72	75	77	75	73	70	71	66	64	55