Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Compton

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 33 minutes via I-110 South and US-101 South, usually 31 at this time.

Only 1% 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 Compton 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	25	27	31	32	37	33	33	32	32	34	33	49	52	35	33	35	27
Tue	25	26	30	31	34	34	34	32	32	36	55	66	64	37	33	31	27
Wed	25	26	30	30	32	33	34	32	32	32	42	61	58	39	31	31	27
Thu	25	28	31	31	33	33	35	32	32	37	55	65	56	37	32	33	27
Fri	25	26	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	37	48	41	36	34	33	35	27
Sat	25	25	27	31	32	32	33	33	35	34	35	35	36	35	37	36	27
Sun	26	26	26	27	30	33	36	36	36	35	35	37	38	36	37	37	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Hollywood to Compton (via I-110 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (38 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (13 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 25 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Compton?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Compton 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	25	27	31	32	37	33	33	32	32	34	33	49	52	35	33	35	27
Tue	25	26	30	31	34	34	34	32	32	36	55	66	64	37	33	31	27
Wed	25	26	30	30	32	33	34	32	32	32	42	61	58	39	31	31	27
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Fri	25	26	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	37	48	41	36	34	33	35	27
Sat	25	25	27	31	32	32	33	33	35	34	35	35	36	35	37	36	27
Sun	26	26	26	27	30	33	36	36	36	35	35	37	38	36	37	37	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	25	26	30	31	34	34	34	32	32	36	55	66	64	37	33	31	27
Wed	25	26	30	30	32	33	34	32	32	32	42	61	58	39	31	31	27
Thu	25	28	31	31	33	33	35	32	32	37	55	65	56	37	32	33	27
Fri	25	26	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	37	48	41	36	34	33	35	27
Sat	25	25	27	31	32	32	33	33	35	34	35	35	36	35	37	36	27
Sun	26	26	26	27	30	33	36	36	36	35	35	37	38	36	37	37	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	27	31	32	37	33	33	32	32	34	33	49	52	35	33	35	27
Tue	25	26	30	31	34	34	34	32	32	36	55	66	64	37	33	31	27
Wed	25	26	30	30	32	33	34	32	32	32	42	61	58	39	31	31	27
Thu	25	28	31	31	33	33	35	32	32	37	55	65	56	37	32	33	27
Fri	25	26	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	37	48	41	36	34	33	35	27
Sat	25	25	27	31	32	32	33	33	35	34	35	35	36	35	37	36	27
Sun	26	26	26	27	30	33	36	36	36	35	35	37	38	36	37	37	28