Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to San Juan Capistrano
Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-5 South, usually 70 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 53 | 63 | 77 | 76 | 65 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 79 | 91 | 89 | 78 | 64 | 58 | 55 |
| Tue | 52 | 64 | 84 | 84 | 68 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 68 | 83 | 100 | 97 | 83 | 71 | 60 | 54 |
| Wed | 52 | 63 | 85 | 83 | 69 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 86 | 84 | 72 | 65 | 60 | 54 |
| Thu | 52 | 62 | 81 | 81 | 68 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 87 | 96 | 96 | 82 | 69 | 59 | 55 |
| Fri | 52 | 61 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 78 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 68 | 61 | 56 |
| Sat | 53 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 57 |
| Sun | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 56 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Hollywood to San Juan Capistrano (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 105 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).
About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 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 San Juan Capistrano 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 Juan Capistrano?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Hollywood to San Juan Capistrano?
The 60-mile drive usually takes 52 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Hollywood to San Juan Capistrano?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 South in Orange County (38 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)
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