Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Huntington Beach

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 62 minutes via I-605 South and I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 58 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 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	57	57	61	62	65	62	87	100	97	84	63	53	50
Tue	48	51	61	68	55	58	58	59	59	69	90	106	103	90	71	57	49
Wed	48	51	65	66	60	59	61	61	62	73	82	95	92	86	76	64	49
Thu	48	52	64	67	58	59	62	62	68	73	99	110	107	95	70	57	51
Fri	48	50	61	67	62	58	58	60	70	84	101	101	99	88	67	59	50
Sat	49	49	49	52	55	54	59	60	65	69	75	73	68	62	57	57	51
Sun	49	48	49	49	51	55	55	60	61	63	63	63	61	59	59	59	51

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 Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (75 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 33 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 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays 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	57	57	61	62	65	62	87	100	97	84	63	53	50
Tue	48	51	61	68	55	58	58	59	59	69	90	106	103	90	71	57	49
Wed	48	51	65	66	60	59	61	61	62	73	82	95	92	86	76	64	49
Thu	48	52	64	67	58	59	62	62	68	73	99	110	107	95	70	57	51
Fri	48	50	61	67	62	58	58	60	70	84	101	101	99	88	67	59	50
Sat	49	49	49	52	55	54	59	60	65	69	75	73	68	62	57	57	51
Sun	49	48	49	49	51	55	55	60	61	63	63	63	61	59	59	59	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	58	59	57	57	61	62	65	62	87	100	97	84	63	53	50
Tue	48	51	61	68	55	58	58	59	59	69	90	106	103	90	71	57	49
Wed	48	51	65	66	60	59	61	61	62	73	82	95	92	86	76	64	49
Thu	48	52	64	67	58	59	62	62	68	73	99	110	107	95	70	57	51
Fri	48	50	61	67	62	58	58	60	70	84	101	101	99	88	67	59	50
Sat	49	49	49	52	55	54	59	60	65	69	75	73	68	62	57	57	51
Sun	49	48	49	49	51	55	55	60	61	63	63	63	61	59	59	59	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	58	59	57	57	61	62	65	62	87	100	97	84	63	53	50
Tue	48	51	61	68	55	58	58	59	59	69	90	106	103	90	71	57	49
Wed	48	51	65	66	60	59	61	61	62	73	82	95	92	86	76	64	49
Thu	48	52	64	67	58	59	62	62	68	73	99	110	107	95	70	57	51
Fri	48	50	61	67	62	58	58	60	70	84	101	101	99	88	67	59	50
Sat	49	49	49	52	55	54	59	60	65	69	75	73	68	62	57	57	51
Sun	49	48	49	49	51	55	55	60	61	63	63	63	61	59	59	59	51