Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Aliso Viejo

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-5 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Hollywood to Aliso Viejo 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	50	59	73	71	60	57	59	59	62	61	76	87	85	74	60	54	51
Tue	49	60	79	79	63	58	58	59	59	64	80	95	91	77	67	57	51
Wed	49	60	82	79	64	58	59	60	59	65	73	86	85	73	65	57	51
Thu	49	59	80	78	64	61	63	62	66	66	87	96	93	80	66	56	52
Fri	49	58	71	69	63	60	59	61	66	76	87	89	86	79	65	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	55	58	58	62	63	64	67	67	66	65	61	58	57	53
Sun	50	51	50	51	53	57	58	61	62	62	63	63	62	60	60	60	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Hollywood to Aliso Viejo (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood to central Aliso Viejo 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 Hollywood to Aliso Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hollywood to Aliso Viejo?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 49 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Aliso Viejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (25 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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

More drives

Aliso Viejo to Hollywood (return trip) · Hollywood to Los Angeles · Hollywood to Santa Monica · Hollywood to Pasadena · Hollywood to Long Beach · Hollywood to West Covina · Hollywood to Santa Clarita · Hollywood to Van Nuys · Hollywood to Torrance · Hollywood to El Monte · Hollywood to Downey · Hollywood to Whittier

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	59	73	71	60	57	59	59	62	61	76	87	85	74	60	54	51
Tue	49	60	79	79	63	58	58	59	59	64	80	95	91	77	67	57	51
Wed	49	60	82	79	64	58	59	60	59	65	73	86	85	73	65	57	51
Thu	49	59	80	78	64	61	63	62	66	66	87	96	93	80	66	56	52
Fri	49	58	71	69	63	60	59	61	66	76	87	89	86	79	65	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	55	58	58	62	63	64	67	67	66	65	61	58	57	53
Sun	50	51	50	51	53	57	58	61	62	62	63	63	62	60	60	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	59	73	71	60	57	59	59	62	61	76	87	85	74	60	54	51
Tue	49	60	79	79	63	58	58	59	59	64	80	95	91	77	67	57	51
Wed	49	60	82	79	64	58	59	60	59	65	73	86	85	73	65	57	51
Thu	49	59	80	78	64	61	63	62	66	66	87	96	93	80	66	56	52
Fri	49	58	71	69	63	60	59	61	66	76	87	89	86	79	65	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	55	58	58	62	63	64	67	67	66	65	61	58	57	53
Sun	50	51	50	51	53	57	58	61	62	62	63	63	62	60	60	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	59	73	71	60	57	59	59	62	61	76	87	85	74	60	54	51
Tue	49	60	79	79	63	58	58	59	59	64	80	95	91	77	67	57	51
Wed	49	60	82	79	64	58	59	60	59	65	73	86	85	73	65	57	51
Thu	49	59	80	78	64	61	63	62	66	66	87	96	93	80	66	56	52
Fri	49	58	71	69	63	60	59	61	66	76	87	89	86	79	65	58	52
Sat	50	51	52	55	58	58	62	63	64	67	67	66	65	61	58	57	53
Sun	50	51	50	51	53	57	58	61	62	62	63	63	62	60	60	60	53