Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Brea

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via SR-60 East and US-101 South, usually 41 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 Hollywood to Brea 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	39	43	43	46	43	42	41	41	43	43	54	56	43	41	43	37
Tue	35	39	42	42	45	45	44	42	42	44	58	65	65	47	42	40	37
Wed	35	39	43	43	43	44	44	42	42	42	49	63	61	49	42	41	37
Thu	36	39	41	42	43	43	44	42	42	45	60	66	60	46	41	41	38
Fri	36	38	43	44	43	43	42	42	43	46	54	50	48	45	42	43	37
Sat	36	36	38	40	41	42	43	42	44	43	44	44	45	43	43	44	39
Sun	36	37	36	37	40	42	44	44	44	43	43	46	46	43	44	44	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Hollywood to Brea (via SR-60 East and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 67 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 Sundays (46 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood to central Brea 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 Brea?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Brea?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (23 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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

More drives

Brea 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	36	39	43	43	46	43	42	41	41	43	43	54	56	43	41	43	37
Tue	35	39	42	42	45	45	44	42	42	44	58	65	65	47	42	40	37
Wed	35	39	43	43	43	44	44	42	42	42	49	63	61	49	42	41	37
Thu	36	39	41	42	43	43	44	42	42	45	60	66	60	46	41	41	38
Fri	36	38	43	44	43	43	42	42	43	46	54	50	48	45	42	43	37
Sat	36	36	38	40	41	42	43	42	44	43	44	44	45	43	43	44	39
Sun	36	37	36	37	40	42	44	44	44	43	43	46	46	43	44	44	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	43	43	46	43	42	41	41	43	43	54	56	43	41	43	37
Tue	35	39	42	42	45	45	44	42	42	44	58	65	65	47	42	40	37
Wed	35	39	43	43	43	44	44	42	42	42	49	63	61	49	42	41	37
Thu	36	39	41	42	43	43	44	42	42	45	60	66	60	46	41	41	38
Fri	36	38	43	44	43	43	42	42	43	46	54	50	48	45	42	43	37
Sat	36	36	38	40	41	42	43	42	44	43	44	44	45	43	43	44	39
Sun	36	37	36	37	40	42	44	44	44	43	43	46	46	43	44	44	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	43	43	46	43	42	41	41	43	43	54	56	43	41	43	37
Tue	35	39	42	42	45	45	44	42	42	44	58	65	65	47	42	40	37
Wed	35	39	43	43	43	44	44	42	42	42	49	63	61	49	42	41	37
Thu	36	39	41	42	43	43	44	42	42	45	60	66	60	46	41	41	38
Fri	36	38	43	44	43	43	42	42	43	46	54	50	48	45	42	43	37
Sat	36	36	38	40	41	42	43	42	44	43	44	44	45	43	43	44	39
Sun	36	37	36	37	40	42	44	44	44	43	43	46	46	43	44	44	39