Best Time to Drive from Brea to Hollywood

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 44 at this time.

None 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 Brea 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	38	48	61	63	58	52	47	47	46	46	49	51	51	47	41	39	38
Tue	38	60	77	81	74	57	49	47	46	47	50	52	53	51	43	39	38
Wed	38	55	80	85	77	61	50	48	47	47	50	55	56	52	44	40	38
Thu	38	61	77	82	77	64	54	48	48	49	53	57	61	54	44	40	38
Fri	38	54	65	66	59	54	51	51	52	55	57	58	57	53	44	40	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	42	45	49	50	51	50	49	49	49	47	42	40	38
Sun	38	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	47	48	47	46	45	43	41	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Brea to Hollywood (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brea 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 Brea to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 38 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Hollywood?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (25 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	61	63	58	52	47	47	46	46	49	51	51	47	41	39	38
Tue	38	60	77	81	74	57	49	47	46	47	50	52	53	51	43	39	38
Wed	38	55	80	85	77	61	50	48	47	47	50	55	56	52	44	40	38
Thu	38	61	77	82	77	64	54	48	48	49	53	57	61	54	44	40	38
Fri	38	54	65	66	59	54	51	51	52	55	57	58	57	53	44	40	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	42	45	49	50	51	50	49	49	49	47	42	40	38
Sun	38	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	47	48	47	46	45	43	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	61	63	58	52	47	47	46	46	49	51	51	47	41	39	38
Tue	38	60	77	81	74	57	49	47	46	47	50	52	53	51	43	39	38
Wed	38	55	80	85	77	61	50	48	47	47	50	55	56	52	44	40	38
Thu	38	61	77	82	77	64	54	48	48	49	53	57	61	54	44	40	38
Fri	38	54	65	66	59	54	51	51	52	55	57	58	57	53	44	40	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	42	45	49	50	51	50	49	49	49	47	42	40	38
Sun	38	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	47	48	47	46	45	43	41	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	61	63	58	52	47	47	46	46	49	51	51	47	41	39	38
Tue	38	60	77	81	74	57	49	47	46	47	50	52	53	51	43	39	38
Wed	38	55	80	85	77	61	50	48	47	47	50	55	56	52	44	40	38
Thu	38	61	77	82	77	64	54	48	48	49	53	57	61	54	44	40	38
Fri	38	54	65	66	59	54	51	51	52	55	57	58	57	53	44	40	38
Sat	38	39	39	40	42	45	49	50	51	50	49	49	49	47	42	40	38
Sun	38	37	38	38	39	40	42	44	47	48	47	46	45	43	41	41	38