Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Fullerton

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 39 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 Fullerton 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	30	33	39	40	37	35	38	38	40	40	55	64	62	53	39	33	31
Tue	29	31	43	45	37	36	36	38	39	44	58	68	68	56	44	37	30
Wed	29	31	45	45	38	36	37	38	38	44	51	61	59	51	43	35	30
Thu	29	32	45	45	38	38	40	41	44	45	65	67	68	58	43	35	31
Fri	29	31	40	43	40	37	38	39	45	54	63	64	60	55	41	37	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	35	34	37	38	40	42	46	46	41	38	36	36	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	35	35	38	39	40	40	40	39	37	38	38	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Hollywood to Fullerton (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 72 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 30 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 Fullerton 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 Fullerton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Fullerton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-91 East 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

Fullerton 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	30	33	39	40	37	35	38	38	40	40	55	64	62	53	39	33	31
Tue	29	31	43	45	37	36	36	38	39	44	58	68	68	56	44	37	30
Wed	29	31	45	45	38	36	37	38	38	44	51	61	59	51	43	35	30
Thu	29	32	45	45	38	38	40	41	44	45	65	67	68	58	43	35	31
Fri	29	31	40	43	40	37	38	39	45	54	63	64	60	55	41	37	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	35	34	37	38	40	42	46	46	41	38	36	36	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	35	35	38	39	40	40	40	39	37	38	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	39	40	37	35	38	38	40	40	55	64	62	53	39	33	31
Tue	29	31	43	45	37	36	36	38	39	44	58	68	68	56	44	37	30
Wed	29	31	45	45	38	36	37	38	38	44	51	61	59	51	43	35	30
Thu	29	32	45	45	38	38	40	41	44	45	65	67	68	58	43	35	31
Fri	29	31	40	43	40	37	38	39	45	54	63	64	60	55	41	37	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	35	34	37	38	40	42	46	46	41	38	36	36	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	35	35	38	39	40	40	40	39	37	38	38	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	39	40	37	35	38	38	40	40	55	64	62	53	39	33	31
Tue	29	31	43	45	37	36	36	38	39	44	58	68	68	56	44	37	30
Wed	29	31	45	45	38	36	37	38	38	44	51	61	59	51	43	35	30
Thu	29	32	45	45	38	38	40	41	44	45	65	67	68	58	43	35	31
Fri	29	31	40	43	40	37	38	39	45	54	63	64	60	55	41	37	31
Sat	30	30	31	33	35	34	37	38	40	42	46	46	41	38	36	36	32
Sun	29	29	29	30	31	35	35	38	39	40	40	40	39	37	38	38	32