Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Canyon Country

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-5 North and SR-170 North and US-101 North, usually 30 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Canyon Country 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	28	36	42	32	30	31	30	32	31	33	32	32	32	32	31	30	29
Tue	27	39	41	33	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	32	35	37	34	32	30
Wed	27	37	42	32	30	29	29	28	29	29	29	30	29	32	30	29	28
Thu	27	39	42	33	32	31	32	32	32	31	35	43	42	36	35	31	28
Fri	28	34	34	31	31	36	36	38	38	37	38	38	43	38	36	32	30
Sat	28	28	28	29	29	31	37	38	35	36	36	33	36	29	29	30	28
Sun	28	28	27	28	28	29	34	41	48	47	49	36	31	30	29	30	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Hollywood to Canyon Country (via I-5 North and SR-170 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 44 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 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (49 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood to central Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hollywood to Canyon Country?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 27 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Canyon Country?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-170 North in Los Angeles (6 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Canyon Country 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	28	36	42	32	30	31	30	32	31	33	32	32	32	32	31	30	29
Tue	27	39	41	33	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	32	35	37	34	32	30
Wed	27	37	42	32	30	29	29	28	29	29	29	30	29	32	30	29	28
Thu	27	39	42	33	32	31	32	32	32	31	35	43	42	36	35	31	28
Fri	28	34	34	31	31	36	36	38	38	37	38	38	43	38	36	32	30
Sat	28	28	28	29	29	31	37	38	35	36	36	33	36	29	29	30	28
Sun	28	28	27	28	28	29	34	41	48	47	49	36	31	30	29	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	36	42	32	30	31	30	32	31	33	32	32	32	32	31	30	29
Tue	27	39	41	33	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	32	35	37	34	32	30
Wed	27	37	42	32	30	29	29	28	29	29	29	30	29	32	30	29	28
Thu	27	39	42	33	32	31	32	32	32	31	35	43	42	36	35	31	28
Fri	28	34	34	31	31	36	36	38	38	37	38	38	43	38	36	32	30
Sat	28	28	28	29	29	31	37	38	35	36	36	33	36	29	29	30	28
Sun	28	28	27	28	28	29	34	41	48	47	49	36	31	30	29	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	36	42	32	30	31	30	32	31	33	32	32	32	32	31	30	29
Tue	27	39	41	33	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	32	35	37	34	32	30
Wed	27	37	42	32	30	29	29	28	29	29	29	30	29	32	30	29	28
Thu	27	39	42	33	32	31	32	32	32	31	35	43	42	36	35	31	28
Fri	28	34	34	31	31	36	36	38	38	37	38	38	43	38	36	32	30
Sat	28	28	28	29	29	31	37	38	35	36	36	33	36	29	29	30	28
Sun	28	28	27	28	28	29	34	41	48	47	49	36	31	30	29	30	29