Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Fountain Valley

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South and I-405 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Fountain Valley 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	38	42	48	48	43	44	48	49	51	48	74	87	83	73	51	40	38
Tue	36	40	51	58	43	44	45	47	45	56	76	91	92	77	58	45	37
Wed	36	40	56	55	45	42	44	46	47	57	66	77	77	69	56	45	37
Thu	36	40	54	56	45	46	48	49	54	59	85	94	92	80	56	43	39
Fri	36	38	49	53	49	46	46	48	57	71	85	86	85	77	56	47	38
Sat	37	36	37	40	44	45	48	50	52	55	57	57	53	50	46	44	40
Sun	37	36	36	37	39	43	45	49	50	51	51	51	50	48	48	46	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Hollywood to Fountain Valley (via I-5 South and I-605 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 97 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 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood to central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hollywood to Fountain Valley?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (10 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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

More drives

Fountain Valley 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	38	42	48	48	43	44	48	49	51	48	74	87	83	73	51	40	38
Tue	36	40	51	58	43	44	45	47	45	56	76	91	92	77	58	45	37
Wed	36	40	56	55	45	42	44	46	47	57	66	77	77	69	56	45	37
Thu	36	40	54	56	45	46	48	49	54	59	85	94	92	80	56	43	39
Fri	36	38	49	53	49	46	46	48	57	71	85	86	85	77	56	47	38
Sat	37	36	37	40	44	45	48	50	52	55	57	57	53	50	46	44	40
Sun	37	36	36	37	39	43	45	49	50	51	51	51	50	48	48	46	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	48	48	43	44	48	49	51	48	74	87	83	73	51	40	38
Tue	36	40	51	58	43	44	45	47	45	56	76	91	92	77	58	45	37
Wed	36	40	56	55	45	42	44	46	47	57	66	77	77	69	56	45	37
Thu	36	40	54	56	45	46	48	49	54	59	85	94	92	80	56	43	39
Fri	36	38	49	53	49	46	46	48	57	71	85	86	85	77	56	47	38
Sat	37	36	37	40	44	45	48	50	52	55	57	57	53	50	46	44	40
Sun	37	36	36	37	39	43	45	49	50	51	51	51	50	48	48	46	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	48	48	43	44	48	49	51	48	74	87	83	73	51	40	38
Tue	36	40	51	58	43	44	45	47	45	56	76	91	92	77	58	45	37
Wed	36	40	56	55	45	42	44	46	47	57	66	77	77	69	56	45	37
Thu	36	40	54	56	45	46	48	49	54	59	85	94	92	80	56	43	39
Fri	36	38	49	53	49	46	46	48	57	71	85	86	85	77	56	47	38
Sat	37	36	37	40	44	45	48	50	52	55	57	57	53	50	46	44	40
Sun	37	36	36	37	39	43	45	49	50	51	51	51	50	48	48	46	40