Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Anaheim

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 65 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 79 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Anaheim 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	35	44	42	36	36	40	41	43	41	64	75	72	63	43	34	31
Tue	30	33	49	50	37	36	37	38	39	47	69	84	82	71	54	38	30
Wed	29	33	50	48	38	36	37	37	39	43	50	62	58	52	45	37	31
Thu	30	33	48	49	37	39	42	42	46	51	73	83	83	71	49	37	32
Fri	30	32	43	45	40	38	38	41	49	64	81	81	80	68	50	41	32
Sat	30	31	31	33	36	37	40	42	45	48	50	49	50	44	40	38	33
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	36	38	42	43	44	44	44	44	42	42	40	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Hollywood to Anaheim (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood (North Cahuenga Boulevard) to Disneyland 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 Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Anaheim?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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

More drives

Anaheim 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	31	35	44	42	36	36	40	41	43	41	64	75	72	63	43	34	31
Tue	30	33	49	50	37	36	37	38	39	47	69	84	82	71	54	38	30
Wed	29	33	50	48	38	36	37	37	39	43	50	62	58	52	45	37	31
Thu	30	33	48	49	37	39	42	42	46	51	73	83	83	71	49	37	32
Fri	30	32	43	45	40	38	38	41	49	64	81	81	80	68	50	41	32
Sat	30	31	31	33	36	37	40	42	45	48	50	49	50	44	40	38	33
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	36	38	42	43	44	44	44	44	42	42	40	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	44	42	36	36	40	41	43	41	64	75	72	63	43	34	31
Tue	30	33	49	50	37	36	37	38	39	47	69	84	82	71	54	38	30
Wed	29	33	50	48	38	36	37	37	39	43	50	62	58	52	45	37	31
Thu	30	33	48	49	37	39	42	42	46	51	73	83	83	71	49	37	32
Fri	30	32	43	45	40	38	38	41	49	64	81	81	80	68	50	41	32
Sat	30	31	31	33	36	37	40	42	45	48	50	49	50	44	40	38	33
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	36	38	42	43	44	44	44	44	42	42	40	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	35	44	42	36	36	40	41	43	41	64	75	72	63	43	34	31
Tue	30	33	49	50	37	36	37	38	39	47	69	84	82	71	54	38	30
Wed	29	33	50	48	38	36	37	37	39	43	50	62	58	52	45	37	31
Thu	30	33	48	49	37	39	42	42	46	51	73	83	83	71	49	37	32
Fri	30	32	43	45	40	38	38	41	49	64	81	81	80	68	50	41	32
Sat	30	31	31	33	36	37	40	42	45	48	50	49	50	44	40	38	33
Sun	30	30	30	31	32	36	38	42	43	44	44	44	44	42	42	40	33