Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to LAX

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Hollywood to LAX (via I-110 South and I-105 West) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

Freeway, about 20 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 7 to 14 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Hollywood (North Cahuenga Boulevard) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Hollywood to LAX 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	25	26	30	34	32	30	30	30	31	34	40	44	46	40	30	26	25
Tue	24	26	32	37	34	31	30	30	31	35	42	48	50	44	34	26	25
Wed	24	26	31	36	34	31	30	30	32	36	44	50	53	46	35	27	25
Thu	24	26	32	36	34	32	31	31	34	38	46	53	57	48	37	28	25
Fri	25	26	29	33	31	31	32	35	40	44	52	54	53	45	35	27	25
Sat	25	25	25	26	26	28	30	32	36	38	39	39	39	32	27	26	25
Sun	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	28	29	30	31	31	29	27	26	27	25

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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 24 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to LAX?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

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