Best Time to Drive from Hollywood to Yorba Linda

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-5 South and SR-91 East and US-101 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Yorba Linda 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	38	43	51	50	47	45	48	49	51	51	68	77	74	62	48	42	39
Tue	37	41	56	58	48	47	47	49	51	56	72	81	78	65	54	45	39
Wed	37	41	57	57	49	47	48	50	50	56	65	76	73	62	53	45	39
Thu	37	42	58	59	49	49	51	52	55	58	78	80	81	68	53	44	41
Fri	37	41	52	53	50	49	48	51	57	68	76	77	71	64	52	46	40
Sat	38	40	40	42	45	45	48	49	50	52	54	53	51	47	44	45	40
Sun	38	38	38	40	41	44	45	47	48	49	49	49	48	46	47	47	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Hollywood to Yorba Linda (via I-5 South and SR-91 East and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 85 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hollywood to Yorba Linda?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollywood to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	51	50	47	45	48	49	51	51	68	77	74	62	48	42	39
Tue	37	41	56	58	48	47	47	49	51	56	72	81	78	65	54	45	39
Wed	37	41	57	57	49	47	48	50	50	56	65	76	73	62	53	45	39
Thu	37	42	58	59	49	49	51	52	55	58	78	80	81	68	53	44	41
Fri	37	41	52	53	50	49	48	51	57	68	76	77	71	64	52	46	40
Sat	38	40	40	42	45	45	48	49	50	52	54	53	51	47	44	45	40
Sun	38	38	38	40	41	44	45	47	48	49	49	49	48	46	47	47	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	51	50	47	45	48	49	51	51	68	77	74	62	48	42	39
Tue	37	41	56	58	48	47	47	49	51	56	72	81	78	65	54	45	39
Wed	37	41	57	57	49	47	48	50	50	56	65	76	73	62	53	45	39
Thu	37	42	58	59	49	49	51	52	55	58	78	80	81	68	53	44	41
Fri	37	41	52	53	50	49	48	51	57	68	76	77	71	64	52	46	40
Sat	38	40	40	42	45	45	48	49	50	52	54	53	51	47	44	45	40
Sun	38	38	38	40	41	44	45	47	48	49	49	49	48	46	47	47	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	51	50	47	45	48	49	51	51	68	77	74	62	48	42	39
Tue	37	41	56	58	48	47	47	49	51	56	72	81	78	65	54	45	39
Wed	37	41	57	57	49	47	48	50	50	56	65	76	73	62	53	45	39
Thu	37	42	58	59	49	49	51	52	55	58	78	80	81	68	53	44	41
Fri	37	41	52	53	50	49	48	51	57	68	76	77	71	64	52	46	40
Sat	38	40	40	42	45	45	48	49	50	52	54	53	51	47	44	45	40
Sun	38	38	38	40	41	44	45	47	48	49	49	49	48	46	47	47	40