Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Westminster

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-5 South and I-605 South and US-101 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Westminster 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	35	38	44	44	40	40	44	45	48	45	70	83	79	69	47	37	34
Tue	33	36	47	53	39	40	41	43	42	52	72	87	87	73	55	42	34
Wed	33	35	52	51	41	38	40	42	43	53	62	73	73	65	53	41	34
Thu	33	36	49	51	41	42	44	45	50	55	81	89	88	76	51	40	35
Fri	33	34	45	51	47	42	42	44	53	67	81	82	79	71	52	43	35
Sat	33	33	34	37	40	39	43	44	48	51	56	56	49	45	41	41	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	39	39	44	45	48	47	46	46	43	43	43	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Hollywood to Westminster (via I-5 South and I-605 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 93 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollywood to central Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Westminster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	44	44	40	40	44	45	48	45	70	83	79	69	47	37	34
Tue	33	36	47	53	39	40	41	43	42	52	72	87	87	73	55	42	34
Wed	33	35	52	51	41	38	40	42	43	53	62	73	73	65	53	41	34
Thu	33	36	49	51	41	42	44	45	50	55	81	89	88	76	51	40	35
Fri	33	34	45	51	47	42	42	44	53	67	81	82	79	71	52	43	35
Sat	33	33	34	37	40	39	43	44	48	51	56	56	49	45	41	41	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	39	39	44	45	48	47	46	46	43	43	43	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	44	44	40	40	44	45	48	45	70	83	79	69	47	37	34
Tue	33	36	47	53	39	40	41	43	42	52	72	87	87	73	55	42	34
Wed	33	35	52	51	41	38	40	42	43	53	62	73	73	65	53	41	34
Thu	33	36	49	51	41	42	44	45	50	55	81	89	88	76	51	40	35
Fri	33	34	45	51	47	42	42	44	53	67	81	82	79	71	52	43	35
Sat	33	33	34	37	40	39	43	44	48	51	56	56	49	45	41	41	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	39	39	44	45	48	47	46	46	43	43	43	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	44	44	40	40	44	45	48	45	70	83	79	69	47	37	34
Tue	33	36	47	53	39	40	41	43	42	52	72	87	87	73	55	42	34
Wed	33	35	52	51	41	38	40	42	43	53	62	73	73	65	53	41	34
Thu	33	36	49	51	41	42	44	45	50	55	81	89	88	76	51	40	35
Fri	33	34	45	51	47	42	42	44	53	67	81	82	79	71	52	43	35
Sat	33	33	34	37	40	39	43	44	48	51	56	56	49	45	41	41	36
Sun	33	33	33	34	35	39	39	44	45	48	47	46	46	43	43	43	36