Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Hollywood

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-5 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Aliso Viejo to Hollywood 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	63	66	69	64	58	59	60	61	61	64	64	65	62	56	52	50
Tue	52	64	74	74	68	62	61	60	60	61	65	67	69	65	59	53	52
Wed	53	65	72	73	66	62	61	60	60	60	66	69	69	65	59	54	50
Thu	52	63	71	72	66	63	62	61	61	63	69	74	70	64	61	55	51
Fri	52	62	60	62	60	63	63	63	65	68	72	72	73	69	60	56	51
Sat	50	52	53	54	56	61	63	63	62	61	62	64	62	59	59	57	52
Sun	50	51	51	51	54	55	59	59	60	61	61	61	62	63	63	58	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Hollywood (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (64 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to central Hollywood 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 Aliso Viejo to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to Hollywood?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Hollywood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (29 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Hollywood to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles · Aliso Viejo to Santa Monica · Aliso Viejo to San Diego · Aliso Viejo to Long Beach · Aliso Viejo to Anaheim · Aliso Viejo to Riverside · Aliso Viejo to Santa Ana · Aliso Viejo to Irvine · Aliso Viejo to San Bernardino · Aliso Viejo to Fontana · Aliso Viejo to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	63	66	69	64	58	59	60	61	61	64	64	65	62	56	52	50
Tue	52	64	74	74	68	62	61	60	60	61	65	67	69	65	59	53	52
Wed	53	65	72	73	66	62	61	60	60	60	66	69	69	65	59	54	50
Thu	52	63	71	72	66	63	62	61	61	63	69	74	70	64	61	55	51
Fri	52	62	60	62	60	63	63	63	65	68	72	72	73	69	60	56	51
Sat	50	52	53	54	56	61	63	63	62	61	62	64	62	59	59	57	52
Sun	50	51	51	51	54	55	59	59	60	61	61	61	62	63	63	58	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	63	66	69	64	58	59	60	61	61	64	64	65	62	56	52	50
Tue	52	64	74	74	68	62	61	60	60	61	65	67	69	65	59	53	52
Wed	53	65	72	73	66	62	61	60	60	60	66	69	69	65	59	54	50
Thu	52	63	71	72	66	63	62	61	61	63	69	74	70	64	61	55	51
Fri	52	62	60	62	60	63	63	63	65	68	72	72	73	69	60	56	51
Sat	50	52	53	54	56	61	63	63	62	61	62	64	62	59	59	57	52
Sun	50	51	51	51	54	55	59	59	60	61	61	61	62	63	63	58	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	63	66	69	64	58	59	60	61	61	64	64	65	62	56	52	50
Tue	52	64	74	74	68	62	61	60	60	61	65	67	69	65	59	53	52
Wed	53	65	72	73	66	62	61	60	60	60	66	69	69	65	59	54	50
Thu	52	63	71	72	66	63	62	61	61	63	69	74	70	64	61	55	51
Fri	52	62	60	62	60	63	63	63	65	68	72	72	73	69	60	56	51
Sat	50	52	53	54	56	61	63	63	62	61	62	64	62	59	59	57	52
Sun	50	51	51	51	54	55	59	59	60	61	61	61	62	63	63	58	51