Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to LGB

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-110 South and I-405 South, usually 42 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 LGB 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	29	32	36	37	42	37	37	36	36	39	39	55	55	38	35	36	31
Tue	28	31	34	35	39	38	38	36	36	41	61	69	64	40	38	35	30
Wed	28	31	35	35	37	39	39	37	36	38	55	68	64	43	36	35	30
Thu	29	33	34	35	37	37	39	36	36	42	65	72	60	42	37	37	31
Fri	29	32	37	38	39	37	37	37	38	43	54	48	44	40	38	39	30
Sat	30	29	31	35	36	36	38	38	40	40	42	40	42	39	41	40	31
Sun	30	30	30	32	35	38	39	40	40	39	39	43	42	40	40	42	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Hollywood to LGB (via I-110 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 72 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 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 25 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 28 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to LGB?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	36	37	42	37	37	36	36	39	39	55	55	38	35	36	31
Tue	28	31	34	35	39	38	38	36	36	41	61	69	64	40	38	35	30
Wed	28	31	35	35	37	39	39	37	36	38	55	68	64	43	36	35	30
Thu	29	33	34	35	37	37	39	36	36	42	65	72	60	42	37	37	31
Fri	29	32	37	38	39	37	37	37	38	43	54	48	44	40	38	39	30
Sat	30	29	31	35	36	36	38	38	40	40	42	40	42	39	41	40	31
Sun	30	30	30	32	35	38	39	40	40	39	39	43	42	40	40	42	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	36	37	42	37	37	36	36	39	39	55	55	38	35	36	31
Tue	28	31	34	35	39	38	38	36	36	41	61	69	64	40	38	35	30
Wed	28	31	35	35	37	39	39	37	36	38	55	68	64	43	36	35	30
Thu	29	33	34	35	37	37	39	36	36	42	65	72	60	42	37	37	31
Fri	29	32	37	38	39	37	37	37	38	43	54	48	44	40	38	39	30
Sat	30	29	31	35	36	36	38	38	40	40	42	40	42	39	41	40	31
Sun	30	30	30	32	35	38	39	40	40	39	39	43	42	40	40	42	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	36	37	42	37	37	36	36	39	39	55	55	38	35	36	31
Tue	28	31	34	35	39	38	38	36	36	41	61	69	64	40	38	35	30
Wed	28	31	35	35	37	39	39	37	36	38	55	68	64	43	36	35	30
Thu	29	33	34	35	37	37	39	36	36	42	65	72	60	42	37	37	31
Fri	29	32	37	38	39	37	37	37	38	43	54	48	44	40	38	39	30
Sat	30	29	31	35	36	36	38	38	40	40	42	40	42	39	41	40	31
Sun	30	30	30	32	35	38	39	40	40	39	39	43	42	40	40	42	32