Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Cypress

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Van Nuys 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	42	45	52	51	47	47	52	53	56	60	82	93	90	75	54	44	40
Tue	39	44	59	61	46	47	49	50	52	66	91	102	97	82	62	47	40
Wed	39	43	58	56	47	46	48	49	50	59	65	77	72	63	56	47	40
Thu	39	44	58	58	47	50	53	55	60	73	94	107	99	84	57	48	41
Fri	40	42	55	59	53	50	52	54	65	82	97	94	98	80	60	51	41
Sat	40	40	41	43	48	49	53	55	58	62	68	63	64	55	50	49	42
Sun	40	40	40	40	42	47	48	55	55	57	56	55	54	51	51	51	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Van Nuys to Cypress (via US-101 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 107 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys to Cypress?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Cypress?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 39 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Cypress?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-170 South in Los Angeles (3 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	42	45	52	51	47	47	52	53	56	60	82	93	90	75	54	44	40
Tue	39	44	59	61	46	47	49	50	52	66	91	102	97	82	62	47	40
Wed	39	43	58	56	47	46	48	49	50	59	65	77	72	63	56	47	40
Thu	39	44	58	58	47	50	53	55	60	73	94	107	99	84	57	48	41
Fri	40	42	55	59	53	50	52	54	65	82	97	94	98	80	60	51	41
Sat	40	40	41	43	48	49	53	55	58	62	68	63	64	55	50	49	42
Sun	40	40	40	40	42	47	48	55	55	57	56	55	54	51	51	51	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	52	51	47	47	52	53	56	60	82	93	90	75	54	44	40
Tue	39	44	59	61	46	47	49	50	52	66	91	102	97	82	62	47	40
Wed	39	43	58	56	47	46	48	49	50	59	65	77	72	63	56	47	40
Thu	39	44	58	58	47	50	53	55	60	73	94	107	99	84	57	48	41
Fri	40	42	55	59	53	50	52	54	65	82	97	94	98	80	60	51	41
Sat	40	40	41	43	48	49	53	55	58	62	68	63	64	55	50	49	42
Sun	40	40	40	40	42	47	48	55	55	57	56	55	54	51	51	51	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	52	51	47	47	52	53	56	60	82	93	90	75	54	44	40
Tue	39	44	59	61	46	47	49	50	52	66	91	102	97	82	62	47	40
Wed	39	43	58	56	47	46	48	49	50	59	65	77	72	63	56	47	40
Thu	39	44	58	58	47	50	53	55	60	73	94	107	99	84	57	48	41
Fri	40	42	55	59	53	50	52	54	65	82	97	94	98	80	60	51	41
Sat	40	40	41	43	48	49	53	55	58	62	68	63	64	55	50	49	42
Sun	40	40	40	40	42	47	48	55	55	57	56	55	54	51	51	51	43