Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Beverly Hills to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via US-101 South, usually 32 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.

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from Beverly Hills to Los Angeles (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Beverly Hills

Freeway, about 5 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 14 to 35 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Beverly Hills to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Beverly Hills to Los Angeles by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1819232728252426262935403932232018
Tue1819253029282727293239464537282218
Wed1819242929272728293341484637292319
Thu1819242829282829313644525040312419
Fri1818232828272932364050524839332619
Sat1818181921252933363738363631272419
Sun1818181818202325282828282524232220

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 Beverly Hills to Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Beverly Hills to Los Angeles?

The 11-mile drive usually takes 18 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Beverly Hills to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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