Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Cypress

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-5 South, usually 83 at this time.

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 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	70	84	84	73	73	71	72	73	87	104	106	102	87	66	59	56
Tue	54	79	111	106	83	74	69	70	76	93	112	120	111	95	74	61	56
Wed	54	68	86	91	83	71	69	68	73	82	93	95	90	85	71	64	57
Thu	55	72	99	90	79	75	73	75	79	101	112	115	114	96	69	64	57
Fri	55	67	77	78	72	68	71	79	94	108	109	113	112	91	74	66	58
Sat	56	58	60	63	67	69	72	76	79	83	82	78	80	75	69	66	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	63	69	74	76	78	75	75	74	75	70	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 120 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (84 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 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 54 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Cypress?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 120 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	70	84	84	73	73	71	72	73	87	104	106	102	87	66	59	56
Tue	54	79	111	106	83	74	69	70	76	93	112	120	111	95	74	61	56
Wed	54	68	86	91	83	71	69	68	73	82	93	95	90	85	71	64	57
Thu	55	72	99	90	79	75	73	75	79	101	112	115	114	96	69	64	57
Fri	55	67	77	78	72	68	71	79	94	108	109	113	112	91	74	66	58
Sat	56	58	60	63	67	69	72	76	79	83	82	78	80	75	69	66	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	63	69	74	76	78	75	75	74	75	70	68	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	70	84	84	73	73	71	72	73	87	104	106	102	87	66	59	56
Tue	54	79	111	106	83	74	69	70	76	93	112	120	111	95	74	61	56
Wed	54	68	86	91	83	71	69	68	73	82	93	95	90	85	71	64	57
Thu	55	72	99	90	79	75	73	75	79	101	112	115	114	96	69	64	57
Fri	55	67	77	78	72	68	71	79	94	108	109	113	112	91	74	66	58
Sat	56	58	60	63	67	69	72	76	79	83	82	78	80	75	69	66	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	63	69	74	76	78	75	75	74	75	70	68	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	70	84	84	73	73	71	72	73	87	104	106	102	87	66	59	56
Tue	54	79	111	106	83	74	69	70	76	93	112	120	111	95	74	61	56
Wed	54	68	86	91	83	71	69	68	73	82	93	95	90	85	71	64	57
Thu	55	72	99	90	79	75	73	75	79	101	112	115	114	96	69	64	57
Fri	55	67	77	78	72	68	71	79	94	108	109	113	112	91	74	66	58
Sat	56	58	60	63	67	69	72	76	79	83	82	78	80	75	69	66	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	63	69	74	76	78	75	75	74	75	70	68	58