Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Irvine

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via I-5 South, usually 81 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Irvine 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	45	51	66	64	53	50	54	55	58	55	79	95	87	77	56	47	45
Tue	43	52	73	73	55	51	52	54	53	62	85	102	97	82	65	52	44
Wed	42	52	78	73	57	51	52	54	54	64	73	88	85	74	63	52	44
Thu	43	50	74	72	56	55	58	57	63	66	92	106	99	85	62	51	46
Fri	43	49	65	64	57	54	53	56	64	79	96	97	93	81	62	54	45
Sat	44	45	46	48	51	50	56	57	61	65	70	67	63	56	52	52	46
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	50	50	55	56	58	59	58	57	54	54	54	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Hollywood to Irvine (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 17 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 Irvine (Harvard 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 Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Irvine?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (24 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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

More drives

Irvine 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	45	51	66	64	53	50	54	55	58	55	79	95	87	77	56	47	45
Tue	43	52	73	73	55	51	52	54	53	62	85	102	97	82	65	52	44
Wed	42	52	78	73	57	51	52	54	54	64	73	88	85	74	63	52	44
Thu	43	50	74	72	56	55	58	57	63	66	92	106	99	85	62	51	46
Fri	43	49	65	64	57	54	53	56	64	79	96	97	93	81	62	54	45
Sat	44	45	46	48	51	50	56	57	61	65	70	67	63	56	52	52	46
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	50	50	55	56	58	59	58	57	54	54	54	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	66	64	53	50	54	55	58	55	79	95	87	77	56	47	45
Tue	43	52	73	73	55	51	52	54	53	62	85	102	97	82	65	52	44
Wed	42	52	78	73	57	51	52	54	54	64	73	88	85	74	63	52	44
Thu	43	50	74	72	56	55	58	57	63	66	92	106	99	85	62	51	46
Fri	43	49	65	64	57	54	53	56	64	79	96	97	93	81	62	54	45
Sat	44	45	46	48	51	50	56	57	61	65	70	67	63	56	52	52	46
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	50	50	55	56	58	59	58	57	54	54	54	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	66	64	53	50	54	55	58	55	79	95	87	77	56	47	45
Tue	43	52	73	73	55	51	52	54	53	62	85	102	97	82	65	52	44
Wed	42	52	78	73	57	51	52	54	54	64	73	88	85	74	63	52	44
Thu	43	50	74	72	56	55	58	57	63	66	92	106	99	85	62	51	46
Fri	43	49	65	64	57	54	53	56	64	79	96	97	93	81	62	54	45
Sat	44	45	46	48	51	50	56	57	61	65	70	67	63	56	52	52	46
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	50	50	55	56	58	59	58	57	54	54	54	47