Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Placentia

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-5 South and US-101 South, usually 67 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Placentia 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	32	36	43	44	40	38	41	41	44	44	60	68	66	56	42	36	33
Tue	31	35	47	49	41	40	40	41	43	49	63	71	70	59	48	38	33
Wed	31	34	48	48	42	39	40	42	42	49	56	65	64	55	47	38	33
Thu	31	35	48	49	41	42	44	44	48	49	70	72	73	61	47	38	34
Fri	31	34	43	46	43	41	41	43	49	58	67	67	65	59	46	40	34
Sat	32	33	34	36	39	39	41	42	44	46	48	47	45	42	39	39	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	38	39	42	43	43	43	43	43	41	41	41	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Hollywood to Placentia (via I-5 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood to central Placentia 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 Placentia?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 31 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Placentia?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (1.5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Placentia 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	32	36	43	44	40	38	41	41	44	44	60	68	66	56	42	36	33
Tue	31	35	47	49	41	40	40	41	43	49	63	71	70	59	48	38	33
Wed	31	34	48	48	42	39	40	42	42	49	56	65	64	55	47	38	33
Thu	31	35	48	49	41	42	44	44	48	49	70	72	73	61	47	38	34
Fri	31	34	43	46	43	41	41	43	49	58	67	67	65	59	46	40	34
Sat	32	33	34	36	39	39	41	42	44	46	48	47	45	42	39	39	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	38	39	42	43	43	43	43	43	41	41	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	43	44	40	38	41	41	44	44	60	68	66	56	42	36	33
Tue	31	35	47	49	41	40	40	41	43	49	63	71	70	59	48	38	33
Wed	31	34	48	48	42	39	40	42	42	49	56	65	64	55	47	38	33
Thu	31	35	48	49	41	42	44	44	48	49	70	72	73	61	47	38	34
Fri	31	34	43	46	43	41	41	43	49	58	67	67	65	59	46	40	34
Sat	32	33	34	36	39	39	41	42	44	46	48	47	45	42	39	39	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	38	39	42	43	43	43	43	43	41	41	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	43	44	40	38	41	41	44	44	60	68	66	56	42	36	33
Tue	31	35	47	49	41	40	40	41	43	49	63	71	70	59	48	38	33
Wed	31	34	48	48	42	39	40	42	42	49	56	65	64	55	47	38	33
Thu	31	35	48	49	41	42	44	44	48	49	70	72	73	61	47	38	34
Fri	31	34	43	46	43	41	41	43	49	58	67	67	65	59	46	40	34
Sat	32	33	34	36	39	39	41	42	44	46	48	47	45	42	39	39	35
Sun	32	32	32	33	34	38	39	42	43	43	43	43	43	41	41	41	35