Best Time to Drive from Fullerton to Hollywood

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 33 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Fullerton 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	31	41	48	54	45	38	37	36	36	37	39	36	36	34	32	31	30
Tue	30	41	52	59	48	42	37	36	36	37	38	39	39	36	33	31	30
Wed	31	42	51	56	50	40	37	36	36	35	39	39	38	36	33	31	30
Thu	30	40	51	57	47	42	39	37	37	37	42	45	43	38	34	32	31
Fri	30	39	41	44	40	38	38	38	41	43	47	45	47	44	38	33	31
Sat	30	31	33	33	35	38	41	40	38	38	38	40	40	36	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	37	36	37	36	37	36	37	37	37	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Fullerton to Hollywood (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fullerton 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 Fullerton to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fullerton to Hollywood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (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	31	41	48	54	45	38	37	36	36	37	39	36	36	34	32	31	30
Tue	30	41	52	59	48	42	37	36	36	37	38	39	39	36	33	31	30
Wed	31	42	51	56	50	40	37	36	36	35	39	39	38	36	33	31	30
Thu	30	40	51	57	47	42	39	37	37	37	42	45	43	38	34	32	31
Fri	30	39	41	44	40	38	38	38	41	43	47	45	47	44	38	33	31
Sat	30	31	33	33	35	38	41	40	38	38	38	40	40	36	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	37	36	37	36	37	36	37	37	37	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	41	48	54	45	38	37	36	36	37	39	36	36	34	32	31	30
Tue	30	41	52	59	48	42	37	36	36	37	38	39	39	36	33	31	30
Wed	31	42	51	56	50	40	37	36	36	35	39	39	38	36	33	31	30
Thu	30	40	51	57	47	42	39	37	37	37	42	45	43	38	34	32	31
Fri	30	39	41	44	40	38	38	38	41	43	47	45	47	44	38	33	31
Sat	30	31	33	33	35	38	41	40	38	38	38	40	40	36	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	37	36	37	36	37	36	37	37	37	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	41	48	54	45	38	37	36	36	37	39	36	36	34	32	31	30
Tue	30	41	52	59	48	42	37	36	36	37	38	39	39	36	33	31	30
Wed	31	42	51	56	50	40	37	36	36	35	39	39	38	36	33	31	30
Thu	30	40	51	57	47	42	39	37	37	37	42	45	43	38	34	32	31
Fri	30	39	41	44	40	38	38	38	41	43	47	45	47	44	38	33	31
Sat	30	31	33	33	35	38	41	40	38	38	38	40	40	36	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	37	36	37	36	37	36	37	37	37	32