Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Hollywood

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-605 North and I-405 North and I-5 North, usually 44 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Fountain Valley 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	36	46	54	59	53	47	48	47	45	48	49	52	50	44	41	37	37
Tue	36	49	63	71	62	52	47	44	44	47	51	53	55	51	44	38	36
Wed	36	49	60	65	58	50	46	44	43	47	47	49	49	49	45	38	35
Thu	36	48	58	64	56	50	48	46	47	50	53	57	58	50	45	41	37
Fri	36	45	48	51	48	48	53	51	51	56	55	56	57	51	46	40	37
Sat	36	36	38	39	41	43	46	46	47	46	47	50	48	43	42	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	40	42	41	43	42	41	41	44	44	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Hollywood (via I-605 North and I-405 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 72 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Hollywood?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Hollywood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	54	59	53	47	48	47	45	48	49	52	50	44	41	37	37
Tue	36	49	63	71	62	52	47	44	44	47	51	53	55	51	44	38	36
Wed	36	49	60	65	58	50	46	44	43	47	47	49	49	49	45	38	35
Thu	36	48	58	64	56	50	48	46	47	50	53	57	58	50	45	41	37
Fri	36	45	48	51	48	48	53	51	51	56	55	56	57	51	46	40	37
Sat	36	36	38	39	41	43	46	46	47	46	47	50	48	43	42	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	40	42	41	43	42	41	41	44	44	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	54	59	53	47	48	47	45	48	49	52	50	44	41	37	37
Tue	36	49	63	71	62	52	47	44	44	47	51	53	55	51	44	38	36
Wed	36	49	60	65	58	50	46	44	43	47	47	49	49	49	45	38	35
Thu	36	48	58	64	56	50	48	46	47	50	53	57	58	50	45	41	37
Fri	36	45	48	51	48	48	53	51	51	56	55	56	57	51	46	40	37
Sat	36	36	38	39	41	43	46	46	47	46	47	50	48	43	42	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	40	42	41	43	42	41	41	44	44	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	54	59	53	47	48	47	45	48	49	52	50	44	41	37	37
Tue	36	49	63	71	62	52	47	44	44	47	51	53	55	51	44	38	36
Wed	36	49	60	65	58	50	46	44	43	47	47	49	49	49	45	38	35
Thu	36	48	58	64	56	50	48	46	47	50	53	57	58	50	45	41	37
Fri	36	45	48	51	48	48	53	51	51	56	55	56	57	51	46	40	37
Sat	36	36	38	39	41	43	46	46	47	46	47	50	48	43	42	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	39	40	42	41	43	42	41	41	44	44	41	38