Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Huntington Beach

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 64 minutes via I-605 South and I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 61 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Huntington Beach 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	50	53	58	59	56	57	61	62	65	62	87	99	96	85	64	54	50
Tue	48	51	63	69	56	58	58	59	60	69	91	108	106	93	75	58	49
Wed	48	51	64	65	59	58	61	59	62	67	75	88	82	76	71	62	50
Thu	48	52	62	64	58	59	62	62	67	72	96	106	107	94	70	57	51
Fri	48	50	60	65	60	57	58	61	69	83	101	102	101	89	69	59	50
Sat	49	48	50	52	55	56	59	61	65	67	68	68	69	64	61	57	52
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	55	57	62	62	64	63	63	63	61	61	59	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Hollywood to Huntington Beach (via I-605 South and I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 111 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (23 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood (North Cahuenga Boulevard) to central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hollywood to Huntington Beach?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 48 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 South in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	58	59	56	57	61	62	65	62	87	99	96	85	64	54	50
Tue	48	51	63	69	56	58	58	59	60	69	91	108	106	93	75	58	49
Wed	48	51	64	65	59	58	61	59	62	67	75	88	82	76	71	62	50
Thu	48	52	62	64	58	59	62	62	67	72	96	106	107	94	70	57	51
Fri	48	50	60	65	60	57	58	61	69	83	101	102	101	89	69	59	50
Sat	49	48	50	52	55	56	59	61	65	67	68	68	69	64	61	57	52
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	55	57	62	62	64	63	63	63	61	61	59	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	58	59	56	57	61	62	65	62	87	99	96	85	64	54	50
Tue	48	51	63	69	56	58	58	59	60	69	91	108	106	93	75	58	49
Wed	48	51	64	65	59	58	61	59	62	67	75	88	82	76	71	62	50
Thu	48	52	62	64	58	59	62	62	67	72	96	106	107	94	70	57	51
Fri	48	50	60	65	60	57	58	61	69	83	101	102	101	89	69	59	50
Sat	49	48	50	52	55	56	59	61	65	67	68	68	69	64	61	57	52
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	55	57	62	62	64	63	63	63	61	61	59	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	58	59	56	57	61	62	65	62	87	99	96	85	64	54	50
Tue	48	51	63	69	56	58	58	59	60	69	91	108	106	93	75	58	49
Wed	48	51	64	65	59	58	61	59	62	67	75	88	82	76	71	62	50
Thu	48	52	62	64	58	59	62	62	67	72	96	106	107	94	70	57	51
Fri	48	50	60	65	60	57	58	61	69	83	101	102	101	89	69	59	50
Sat	49	48	50	52	55	56	59	61	65	67	68	68	69	64	61	57	52
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	55	57	62	62	64	63	63	63	61	61	59	52