Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to La Mirada

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 27 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 25 at this time.

Only 5% 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 La Mirada 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	26	28	35	37	34	33	38	38	42	41	71	81	78	65	41	29	26
Tue	24	27	40	45	37	35	34	34	36	49	76	89	89	73	51	34	25
Wed	24	26	42	45	37	33	33	35	36	49	62	76	74	63	48	34	25
Thu	24	27	40	44	35	36	38	39	47	55	86	91	89	74	48	33	27
Fri	24	25	37	41	39	36	38	41	51	70	82	84	81	71	47	36	26
Sat	25	25	25	28	32	32	36	39	42	47	49	51	46	40	35	33	28
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	30	32	36	37	39	39	38	38	36	36	35	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Hollywood to La Mirada (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 95 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 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood to central La Mirada 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 La Mirada?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hollywood to La Mirada?

The 24-mile drive usually takes 24 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to La Mirada?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

La Mirada 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	26	28	35	37	34	33	38	38	42	41	71	81	78	65	41	29	26
Tue	24	27	40	45	37	35	34	34	36	49	76	89	89	73	51	34	25
Wed	24	26	42	45	37	33	33	35	36	49	62	76	74	63	48	34	25
Thu	24	27	40	44	35	36	38	39	47	55	86	91	89	74	48	33	27
Fri	24	25	37	41	39	36	38	41	51	70	82	84	81	71	47	36	26
Sat	25	25	25	28	32	32	36	39	42	47	49	51	46	40	35	33	28
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	30	32	36	37	39	39	38	38	36	36	35	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	35	37	34	33	38	38	42	41	71	81	78	65	41	29	26
Tue	24	27	40	45	37	35	34	34	36	49	76	89	89	73	51	34	25
Wed	24	26	42	45	37	33	33	35	36	49	62	76	74	63	48	34	25
Thu	24	27	40	44	35	36	38	39	47	55	86	91	89	74	48	33	27
Fri	24	25	37	41	39	36	38	41	51	70	82	84	81	71	47	36	26
Sat	25	25	25	28	32	32	36	39	42	47	49	51	46	40	35	33	28
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	30	32	36	37	39	39	38	38	36	36	35	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	35	37	34	33	38	38	42	41	71	81	78	65	41	29	26
Tue	24	27	40	45	37	35	34	34	36	49	76	89	89	73	51	34	25
Wed	24	26	42	45	37	33	33	35	36	49	62	76	74	63	48	34	25
Thu	24	27	40	44	35	36	38	39	47	55	86	91	89	74	48	33	27
Fri	24	25	37	41	39	36	38	41	51	70	82	84	81	71	47	36	26
Sat	25	25	25	28	32	32	36	39	42	47	49	51	46	40	35	33	28
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	30	32	36	37	39	39	38	38	36	36	35	28