Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Cypress

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 57 minutes via US-101 South and I-5 South, usually 62 at this time.

Only 6% 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	51	50	47	47	52	52	56	59	82	93	91	76	55	44	40
Tue	39	44	59	61	46	47	49	50	52	66	90	106	99	84	64	47	40
Wed	39	43	57	57	47	46	48	48	51	60	68	78	74	66	58	47	40
Thu	39	43	57	56	46	49	53	54	59	72	93	104	100	84	58	48	41
Fri	39	41	52	56	50	49	50	54	64	81	98	97	100	81	60	50	41
Sat	40	40	41	43	47	49	53	55	57	61	65	62	64	56	51	49	43
Sun	40	40	40	40	42	46	49	55	56	59	56	55	55	53	52	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 106 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (65 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 106 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 106 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 Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 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	51	50	47	47	52	52	56	59	82	93	91	76	55	44	40
Tue	39	44	59	61	46	47	49	50	52	66	90	106	99	84	64	47	40
Wed	39	43	57	57	47	46	48	48	51	60	68	78	74	66	58	47	40
Thu	39	43	57	56	46	49	53	54	59	72	93	104	100	84	58	48	41
Fri	39	41	52	56	50	49	50	54	64	81	98	97	100	81	60	50	41
Sat	40	40	41	43	47	49	53	55	57	61	65	62	64	56	51	49	43
Sun	40	40	40	40	42	46	49	55	56	59	56	55	55	53	52	51	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	51	50	47	47	52	52	56	59	82	93	91	76	55	44	40
Tue	39	44	59	61	46	47	49	50	52	66	90	106	99	84	64	47	40
Wed	39	43	57	57	47	46	48	48	51	60	68	78	74	66	58	47	40
Thu	39	43	57	56	46	49	53	54	59	72	93	104	100	84	58	48	41
Fri	39	41	52	56	50	49	50	54	64	81	98	97	100	81	60	50	41
Sat	40	40	41	43	47	49	53	55	57	61	65	62	64	56	51	49	43
Sun	40	40	40	40	42	46	49	55	56	59	56	55	55	53	52	51	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	51	50	47	47	52	52	56	59	82	93	91	76	55	44	40
Tue	39	44	59	61	46	47	49	50	52	66	90	106	99	84	64	47	40
Wed	39	43	57	57	47	46	48	48	51	60	68	78	74	66	58	47	40
Thu	39	43	57	56	46	49	53	54	59	72	93	104	100	84	58	48	41
Fri	39	41	52	56	50	49	50	54	64	81	98	97	100	81	60	50	41
Sat	40	40	41	43	47	49	53	55	57	61	65	62	64	56	51	49	43
Sun	40	40	40	40	42	46	49	55	56	59	56	55	55	53	52	51	43