Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Hollywood

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 44 minutes via I-210 West and SR-2 West and SR-134 West, usually 42 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Arcadia 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	24	28	31	41	40	36	31	28	29	32	37	44	45	37	28	30	25
Tue	25	27	32	46	42	39	34	31	29	32	42	50	50	44	32	30	25
Wed	24	28	32	45	41	37	32	31	30	35	48	52	52	45	33	30	25
Thu	24	27	31	45	42	37	33	31	32	37	47	56	56	47	34	30	25
Fri	25	28	30	36	34	34	37	38	45	50	60	63	60	46	37	32	25
Sat	25	27	28	26	26	27	34	39	38	42	44	47	43	36	31	30	25
Sun	24	31	29	26	26	25	27	28	33	32	32	33	32	33	30	31	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Arcadia to Hollywood (via I-210 West and SR-2 West and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 24 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Hollywood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-2 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	25	27	32	46	42	39	34	31	29	32	42	50	50	44	32	30	25
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Thu	24	27	31	45	42	37	33	31	32	37	47	56	56	47	34	30	25
Fri	25	28	30	36	34	34	37	38	45	50	60	63	60	46	37	32	25
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	25	27	32	46	42	39	34	31	29	32	42	50	50	44	32	30	25
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Sat	25	27	28	26	26	27	34	39	38	42	44	47	43	36	31	30	25
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	25	27	32	46	42	39	34	31	29	32	42	50	50	44	32	30	25
Wed	24	28	32	45	41	37	32	31	30	35	48	52	52	45	33	30	25
Thu	24	27	31	45	42	37	33	31	32	37	47	56	56	47	34	30	25
Fri	25	28	30	36	34	34	37	38	45	50	60	63	60	46	37	32	25
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