Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to San Clemente

Right now (8:36 am PST): about 65 minutes via I-5 South, usually 67 at this time.

Only 2% 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 San Clemente 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	59	69	84	82	71	67	69	69	71	70	85	98	95	84	70	64	61
Tue	58	70	91	90	75	69	69	69	70	74	89	107	104	89	78	67	60
Wed	58	69	91	89	76	69	69	68	69	72	78	93	91	78	71	66	60
Thu	58	69	88	88	75	70	72	72	74	75	93	103	102	88	75	65	61
Fri	58	68	80	79	72	70	69	71	75	84	96	97	95	89	75	67	62
Sat	59	61	62	65	68	68	71	72	73	76	75	74	73	70	68	67	63
Sun	59	59	59	61	63	66	68	71	72	73	73	72	72	70	70	69	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Hollywood to San Clemente (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood to central San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hollywood to San Clemente?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 58 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to San Clemente?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (45 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

San Clemente 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	59	69	84	82	71	67	69	69	71	70	85	98	95	84	70	64	61
Tue	58	70	91	90	75	69	69	69	70	74	89	107	104	89	78	67	60
Wed	58	69	91	89	76	69	69	68	69	72	78	93	91	78	71	66	60
Thu	58	69	88	88	75	70	72	72	74	75	93	103	102	88	75	65	61
Fri	58	68	80	79	72	70	69	71	75	84	96	97	95	89	75	67	62
Sat	59	61	62	65	68	68	71	72	73	76	75	74	73	70	68	67	63
Sun	59	59	59	61	63	66	68	71	72	73	73	72	72	70	70	69	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	69	84	82	71	67	69	69	71	70	85	98	95	84	70	64	61
Tue	58	70	91	90	75	69	69	69	70	74	89	107	104	89	78	67	60
Wed	58	69	91	89	76	69	69	68	69	72	78	93	91	78	71	66	60
Thu	58	69	88	88	75	70	72	72	74	75	93	103	102	88	75	65	61
Fri	58	68	80	79	72	70	69	71	75	84	96	97	95	89	75	67	62
Sat	59	61	62	65	68	68	71	72	73	76	75	74	73	70	68	67	63
Sun	59	59	59	61	63	66	68	71	72	73	73	72	72	70	70	69	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	69	84	82	71	67	69	69	71	70	85	98	95	84	70	64	61
Tue	58	70	91	90	75	69	69	69	70	74	89	107	104	89	78	67	60
Wed	58	69	91	89	76	69	69	68	69	72	78	93	91	78	71	66	60
Thu	58	69	88	88	75	70	72	72	74	75	93	103	102	88	75	65	61
Fri	58	68	80	79	72	70	69	71	75	84	96	97	95	89	75	67	62
Sat	59	61	62	65	68	68	71	72	73	76	75	74	73	70	68	67	63
Sun	59	59	59	61	63	66	68	71	72	73	73	72	72	70	70	69	62