Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Hollywood

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-5 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Anaheim 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	33	43	48	51	46	40	40	39	39	39	42	40	41	38	34	34	33
Tue	33	43	49	56	47	44	40	39	39	40	41	43	45	41	37	34	33
Wed	33	43	49	52	47	41	40	39	38	37	43	44	44	41	37	34	33
Thu	33	42	47	54	46	43	41	39	39	40	47	53	51	43	38	35	34
Fri	33	41	41	43	41	40	41	41	43	47	54	52	55	49	41	36	34
Sat	33	34	36	36	38	40	45	45	42	43	45	48	47	40	38	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	35	37	40	40	39	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Anaheim to Hollywood (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland to central Hollywood (North Cahuenga Boulevard) 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 Anaheim to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Hollywood?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 33 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Hollywood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

More drives

Hollywood to Anaheim (return trip) · Anaheim to Los Angeles · Anaheim to Santa Monica · Anaheim to Pasadena · Anaheim to Long Beach · Anaheim to West Covina · Anaheim to Burbank · Anaheim to Glendale · Anaheim to Santa Clarita · Anaheim to Van Nuys · Anaheim to Torrance · Anaheim to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	48	51	46	40	40	39	39	39	42	40	41	38	34	34	33
Tue	33	43	49	56	47	44	40	39	39	40	41	43	45	41	37	34	33
Wed	33	43	49	52	47	41	40	39	38	37	43	44	44	41	37	34	33
Thu	33	42	47	54	46	43	41	39	39	40	47	53	51	43	38	35	34
Fri	33	41	41	43	41	40	41	41	43	47	54	52	55	49	41	36	34
Sat	33	34	36	36	38	40	45	45	42	43	45	48	47	40	38	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	35	37	40	40	39	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	48	51	46	40	40	39	39	39	42	40	41	38	34	34	33
Tue	33	43	49	56	47	44	40	39	39	40	41	43	45	41	37	34	33
Wed	33	43	49	52	47	41	40	39	38	37	43	44	44	41	37	34	33
Thu	33	42	47	54	46	43	41	39	39	40	47	53	51	43	38	35	34
Fri	33	41	41	43	41	40	41	41	43	47	54	52	55	49	41	36	34
Sat	33	34	36	36	38	40	45	45	42	43	45	48	47	40	38	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	35	37	40	40	39	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	43	48	51	46	40	40	39	39	39	42	40	41	38	34	34	33
Tue	33	43	49	56	47	44	40	39	39	40	41	43	45	41	37	34	33
Wed	33	43	49	52	47	41	40	39	38	37	43	44	44	41	37	34	33
Thu	33	42	47	54	46	43	41	39	39	40	47	53	51	43	38	35	34
Fri	33	41	41	43	41	40	41	41	43	47	54	52	55	49	41	36	34
Sat	33	34	36	36	38	40	45	45	42	43	45	48	47	40	38	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	35	37	40	40	39	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	36