Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Laguna Beach

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 52 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 30% 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 Laguna 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	52	62	76	74	63	60	62	62	64	63	78	89	88	78	63	57	54
Tue	51	62	83	82	66	60	61	61	62	67	83	95	97	83	71	60	53
Wed	51	61	83	81	68	61	61	61	61	64	70	84	82	71	64	59	53
Thu	51	60	81	79	66	62	63	64	66	68	85	96	95	81	68	58	54
Fri	52	59	72	69	64	61	61	64	68	77	88	90	88	80	67	60	55
Sat	53	54	55	57	59	60	61	64	66	66	67	66	67	64	60	60	55
Sun	53	53	53	54	55	59	60	63	64	65	65	65	64	63	63	62	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Hollywood to Laguna Beach (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 102 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood to central Laguna Beach 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 Laguna Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 51 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Laguna Beach?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (25 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-133 South 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

Laguna Beach 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	52	62	76	74	63	60	62	62	64	63	78	89	88	78	63	57	54
Tue	51	62	83	82	66	60	61	61	62	67	83	95	97	83	71	60	53
Wed	51	61	83	81	68	61	61	61	61	64	70	84	82	71	64	59	53
Thu	51	60	81	79	66	62	63	64	66	68	85	96	95	81	68	58	54
Fri	52	59	72	69	64	61	61	64	68	77	88	90	88	80	67	60	55
Sat	53	54	55	57	59	60	61	64	66	66	67	66	67	64	60	60	55
Sun	53	53	53	54	55	59	60	63	64	65	65	65	64	63	63	62	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	62	76	74	63	60	62	62	64	63	78	89	88	78	63	57	54
Tue	51	62	83	82	66	60	61	61	62	67	83	95	97	83	71	60	53
Wed	51	61	83	81	68	61	61	61	61	64	70	84	82	71	64	59	53
Thu	51	60	81	79	66	62	63	64	66	68	85	96	95	81	68	58	54
Fri	52	59	72	69	64	61	61	64	68	77	88	90	88	80	67	60	55
Sat	53	54	55	57	59	60	61	64	66	66	67	66	67	64	60	60	55
Sun	53	53	53	54	55	59	60	63	64	65	65	65	64	63	63	62	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	62	76	74	63	60	62	62	64	63	78	89	88	78	63	57	54
Tue	51	62	83	82	66	60	61	61	62	67	83	95	97	83	71	60	53
Wed	51	61	83	81	68	61	61	61	61	64	70	84	82	71	64	59	53
Thu	51	60	81	79	66	62	63	64	66	68	85	96	95	81	68	58	54
Fri	52	59	72	69	64	61	61	64	68	77	88	90	88	80	67	60	55
Sat	53	54	55	57	59	60	61	64	66	66	67	66	67	64	60	60	55
Sun	53	53	53	54	55	59	60	63	64	65	65	65	64	63	63	62	56