Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to UC Irvine

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 44 minutes via I-405 South and I-5 South and I-605 South.

Only 10% 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 UC Irvine 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	46	50	70	66	53	52	57	58	60	57	83	95	92	82	60	50	47
Tue	44	48	75	79	55	51	53	53	54	64	88	101	102	89	70	53	45
Wed	44	47	71	73	60	53	52	52	54	59	66	79	74	67	60	52	46
Thu	44	48	70	73	56	53	56	56	61	67	90	102	101	85	64	51	46
Fri	44	47	60	63	56	53	53	57	64	77	91	93	91	83	64	53	46
Sat	44	44	45	47	50	52	53	57	61	60	61	62	62	59	54	53	48
Sun	44	44	44	46	47	51	54	57	59	61	59	60	60	57	57	55	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Hollywood to UC Irvine (via I-405 South and I-5 South and I-605 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 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 UC Irvine 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 UC Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hollywood to UC Irvine?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to UC Irvine?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (10 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	70	66	53	52	57	58	60	57	83	95	92	82	60	50	47
Tue	44	48	75	79	55	51	53	53	54	64	88	101	102	89	70	53	45
Wed	44	47	71	73	60	53	52	52	54	59	66	79	74	67	60	52	46
Thu	44	48	70	73	56	53	56	56	61	67	90	102	101	85	64	51	46
Fri	44	47	60	63	56	53	53	57	64	77	91	93	91	83	64	53	46
Sat	44	44	45	47	50	52	53	57	61	60	61	62	62	59	54	53	48
Sun	44	44	44	46	47	51	54	57	59	61	59	60	60	57	57	55	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	70	66	53	52	57	58	60	57	83	95	92	82	60	50	47
Tue	44	48	75	79	55	51	53	53	54	64	88	101	102	89	70	53	45
Wed	44	47	71	73	60	53	52	52	54	59	66	79	74	67	60	52	46
Thu	44	48	70	73	56	53	56	56	61	67	90	102	101	85	64	51	46
Fri	44	47	60	63	56	53	53	57	64	77	91	93	91	83	64	53	46
Sat	44	44	45	47	50	52	53	57	61	60	61	62	62	59	54	53	48
Sun	44	44	44	46	47	51	54	57	59	61	59	60	60	57	57	55	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	70	66	53	52	57	58	60	57	83	95	92	82	60	50	47
Tue	44	48	75	79	55	51	53	53	54	64	88	101	102	89	70	53	45
Wed	44	47	71	73	60	53	52	52	54	59	66	79	74	67	60	52	46
Thu	44	48	70	73	56	53	56	56	61	67	90	102	101	85	64	51	46
Fri	44	47	60	63	56	53	53	57	64	77	91	93	91	83	64	53	46
Sat	44	44	45	47	50	52	53	57	61	60	61	62	62	59	54	53	48
Sun	44	44	44	46	47	51	54	57	59	61	59	60	60	57	57	55	48