Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-110 South and US-101 South, usually 46 at this time.

None 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	36	41	46	48	54	48	48	46	46	50	52	76	73	48	48	52	39
Tue	36	40	43	45	51	50	50	47	47	56	85	94	83	51	47	45	38
Wed	36	40	44	44	48	49	48	47	47	48	67	86	77	52	45	45	38
Thu	36	43	45	46	49	49	50	47	47	56	88	91	75	51	46	48	40
Fri	37	40	48	50	51	49	48	48	49	56	66	57	50	48	47	51	38
Sat	37	37	40	46	47	47	49	49	51	49	50	50	51	50	53	52	39
Sun	37	38	37	40	45	50	52	52	52	51	51	55	56	53	53	54	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Hollywood to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-110 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood to central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hollywood to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 36 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-110 South in Los Angeles (22 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Rancho Palos Verdes 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	36	41	46	48	54	48	48	46	46	50	52	76	73	48	48	52	39
Tue	36	40	43	45	51	50	50	47	47	56	85	94	83	51	47	45	38
Wed	36	40	44	44	48	49	48	47	47	48	67	86	77	52	45	45	38
Thu	36	43	45	46	49	49	50	47	47	56	88	91	75	51	46	48	40
Fri	37	40	48	50	51	49	48	48	49	56	66	57	50	48	47	51	38
Sat	37	37	40	46	47	47	49	49	51	49	50	50	51	50	53	52	39
Sun	37	38	37	40	45	50	52	52	52	51	51	55	56	53	53	54	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	46	48	54	48	48	46	46	50	52	76	73	48	48	52	39
Tue	36	40	43	45	51	50	50	47	47	56	85	94	83	51	47	45	38
Wed	36	40	44	44	48	49	48	47	47	48	67	86	77	52	45	45	38
Thu	36	43	45	46	49	49	50	47	47	56	88	91	75	51	46	48	40
Fri	37	40	48	50	51	49	48	48	49	56	66	57	50	48	47	51	38
Sat	37	37	40	46	47	47	49	49	51	49	50	50	51	50	53	52	39
Sun	37	38	37	40	45	50	52	52	52	51	51	55	56	53	53	54	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	46	48	54	48	48	46	46	50	52	76	73	48	48	52	39
Tue	36	40	43	45	51	50	50	47	47	56	85	94	83	51	47	45	38
Wed	36	40	44	44	48	49	48	47	47	48	67	86	77	52	45	45	38
Thu	36	43	45	46	49	49	50	47	47	56	88	91	75	51	46	48	40
Fri	37	40	48	50	51	49	48	48	49	56	66	57	50	48	47	51	38
Sat	37	37	40	46	47	47	49	49	51	49	50	50	51	50	53	52	39
Sun	37	38	37	40	45	50	52	52	52	51	51	55	56	53	53	54	41