Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to LAX

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 38 minutes via I-110 South and I-105 West, usually 35 at this time.

Only 1% 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 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	27	30	31	35	32	32	31	31	33	33	46	49	34	32	33	26
Tue	25	27	29	30	32	33	33	31	31	34	52	60	57	36	34	30	26
Wed	24	27	29	29	31	32	33	31	31	31	42	57	53	38	31	30	26
Thu	25	28	30	30	31	32	33	31	31	35	52	62	54	37	32	32	27
Fri	25	27	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	37	48	42	39	35	34	33	26
Sat	25	25	27	30	31	31	32	32	35	34	35	34	37	35	35	34	27
Sun	25	26	25	27	29	32	34	34	34	33	33	36	36	34	35	35	28

About this drive

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 62 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 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 19 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 24 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to LAX?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (7 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Thu	25	28	30	30	31	32	33	31	31	35	52	62	54	37	32	32	27
Fri	25	27	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	37	48	42	39	35	34	33	26
Sat	25	25	27	30	31	31	32	32	35	34	35	34	37	35	35	34	27
Sun	25	26	25	27	29	32	34	34	34	33	33	36	36	34	35	35	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	25	27	29	30	32	33	33	31	31	34	52	60	57	36	34	30	26
Wed	24	27	29	29	31	32	33	31	31	31	42	57	53	38	31	30	26
Thu	25	28	30	30	31	32	33	31	31	35	52	62	54	37	32	32	27
Fri	25	27	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	37	48	42	39	35	34	33	26
Sat	25	25	27	30	31	31	32	32	35	34	35	34	37	35	35	34	27
Sun	25	26	25	27	29	32	34	34	34	33	33	36	36	34	35	35	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	27	30	31	35	32	32	31	31	33	33	46	49	34	32	33	26
Tue	25	27	29	30	32	33	33	31	31	34	52	60	57	36	34	30	26
Wed	24	27	29	29	31	32	33	31	31	31	42	57	53	38	31	30	26
Thu	25	28	30	30	31	32	33	31	31	35	52	62	54	37	32	32	27
Fri	25	27	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	37	48	42	39	35	34	33	26
Sat	25	25	27	30	31	31	32	32	35	34	35	34	37	35	35	34	27
Sun	25	26	25	27	29	32	34	34	34	33	33	36	36	34	35	35	28