Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Cypress

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-5 South, usually 67 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Valencia 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	59	71	88	86	72	73	72	73	74	88	104	107	101	86	66	59	56
Tue	54	79	110	106	83	74	70	70	76	94	111	116	110	95	73	61	56
Wed	54	68	84	88	82	71	70	69	73	81	92	93	88	82	70	63	56
Thu	55	73	105	91	78	75	73	76	80	104	113	116	116	95	67	65	57
Fri	55	68	78	80	75	70	73	80	98	109	109	111	113	91	73	66	59
Sat	57	58	60	65	70	71	73	77	82	86	86	79	80	75	69	67	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	64	68	74	76	77	76	75	72	74	69	68	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Valencia to Cypress (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 56 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 central Valencia 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 Valencia to Cypress?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 54 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Cypress?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (49 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	71	88	86	72	73	72	73	74	88	104	107	101	86	66	59	56
Tue	54	79	110	106	83	74	70	70	76	94	111	116	110	95	73	61	56
Wed	54	68	84	88	82	71	70	69	73	81	92	93	88	82	70	63	56
Thu	55	73	105	91	78	75	73	76	80	104	113	116	116	95	67	65	57
Fri	55	68	78	80	75	70	73	80	98	109	109	111	113	91	73	66	59
Sat	57	58	60	65	70	71	73	77	82	86	86	79	80	75	69	67	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	64	68	74	76	77	76	75	72	74	69	68	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	71	88	86	72	73	72	73	74	88	104	107	101	86	66	59	56
Tue	54	79	110	106	83	74	70	70	76	94	111	116	110	95	73	61	56
Wed	54	68	84	88	82	71	70	69	73	81	92	93	88	82	70	63	56
Thu	55	73	105	91	78	75	73	76	80	104	113	116	116	95	67	65	57
Fri	55	68	78	80	75	70	73	80	98	109	109	111	113	91	73	66	59
Sat	57	58	60	65	70	71	73	77	82	86	86	79	80	75	69	67	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	64	68	74	76	77	76	75	72	74	69	68	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	71	88	86	72	73	72	73	74	88	104	107	101	86	66	59	56
Tue	54	79	110	106	83	74	70	70	76	94	111	116	110	95	73	61	56
Wed	54	68	84	88	82	71	70	69	73	81	92	93	88	82	70	63	56
Thu	55	73	105	91	78	75	73	76	80	104	113	116	116	95	67	65	57
Fri	55	68	78	80	75	70	73	80	98	109	109	111	113	91	73	66	59
Sat	57	58	60	65	70	71	73	77	82	86	86	79	80	75	69	67	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	64	68	74	76	77	76	75	72	74	69	68	58