Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Cypress

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 49 minutes via I-5 South and I-210 East.

Only 12% 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 Sylmar 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	52	57	68	69	62	61	63	64	67	76	96	101	98	82	62	53	49
Tue	48	59	82	80	68	66	63	61	68	84	105	117	106	92	70	57	48
Wed	47	58	78	81	72	64	62	62	66	76	85	89	82	75	65	58	50
Thu	48	58	80	80	71	66	65	69	73	93	106	114	106	90	66	59	50
Fri	48	56	70	72	65	61	65	71	85	102	107	108	105	85	68	61	50
Sat	49	50	51	53	56	59	62	64	70	73	72	72	76	68	64	60	50
Sun	48	50	50	49	50	55	59	66	69	71	67	68	67	67	63	62	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Sylmar to Cypress (via I-5 South and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 47 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar 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 Sylmar to Cypress?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 47 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Cypress?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	57	68	69	62	61	63	64	67	76	96	101	98	82	62	53	49
Tue	48	59	82	80	68	66	63	61	68	84	105	117	106	92	70	57	48
Wed	47	58	78	81	72	64	62	62	66	76	85	89	82	75	65	58	50
Thu	48	58	80	80	71	66	65	69	73	93	106	114	106	90	66	59	50
Fri	48	56	70	72	65	61	65	71	85	102	107	108	105	85	68	61	50
Sat	49	50	51	53	56	59	62	64	70	73	72	72	76	68	64	60	50
Sun	48	50	50	49	50	55	59	66	69	71	67	68	67	67	63	62	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	57	68	69	62	61	63	64	67	76	96	101	98	82	62	53	49
Tue	48	59	82	80	68	66	63	61	68	84	105	117	106	92	70	57	48
Wed	47	58	78	81	72	64	62	62	66	76	85	89	82	75	65	58	50
Thu	48	58	80	80	71	66	65	69	73	93	106	114	106	90	66	59	50
Fri	48	56	70	72	65	61	65	71	85	102	107	108	105	85	68	61	50
Sat	49	50	51	53	56	59	62	64	70	73	72	72	76	68	64	60	50
Sun	48	50	50	49	50	55	59	66	69	71	67	68	67	67	63	62	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	57	68	69	62	61	63	64	67	76	96	101	98	82	62	53	49
Tue	48	59	82	80	68	66	63	61	68	84	105	117	106	92	70	57	48
Wed	47	58	78	81	72	64	62	62	66	76	85	89	82	75	65	58	50
Thu	48	58	80	80	71	66	65	69	73	93	106	114	106	90	66	59	50
Fri	48	56	70	72	65	61	65	71	85	102	107	108	105	85	68	61	50
Sat	49	50	51	53	56	59	62	64	70	73	72	72	76	68	64	60	50
Sun	48	50	50	49	50	55	59	66	69	71	67	68	67	67	63	62	50