Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Hollywood

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 63 minutes via I-605 North and I-5 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Huntington Beach to Hollywood 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	50	60	64	66	61	58	59	58	56	58	58	60	59	56	52	51	49
Tue	50	60	74	71	62	61	58	57	56	58	59	62	62	60	54	52	50
Wed	50	58	66	70	62	62	60	57	57	60	61	64	64	59	58	58	52
Thu	50	58	66	67	61	60	59	57	55	57	62	66	64	58	56	54	49
Fri	49	58	57	60	59	58	58	59	57	64	62	65	62	58	56	52	49
Sat	49	49	51	51	54	55	57	58	57	56	56	59	57	54	54	53	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	52	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	57	56	54	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Hollywood (via I-605 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (23 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) to central Hollywood (North Cahuenga Boulevard) 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 Huntington Beach to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Hollywood?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 49 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Hollywood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-605 North in Orange County (11 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	60	64	66	61	58	59	58	56	58	58	60	59	56	52	51	49
Tue	50	60	74	71	62	61	58	57	56	58	59	62	62	60	54	52	50
Wed	50	58	66	70	62	62	60	57	57	60	61	64	64	59	58	58	52
Thu	50	58	66	67	61	60	59	57	55	57	62	66	64	58	56	54	49
Fri	49	58	57	60	59	58	58	59	57	64	62	65	62	58	56	52	49
Sat	49	49	51	51	54	55	57	58	57	56	56	59	57	54	54	53	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	52	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	57	56	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	60	64	66	61	58	59	58	56	58	58	60	59	56	52	51	49
Tue	50	60	74	71	62	61	58	57	56	58	59	62	62	60	54	52	50
Wed	50	58	66	70	62	62	60	57	57	60	61	64	64	59	58	58	52
Thu	50	58	66	67	61	60	59	57	55	57	62	66	64	58	56	54	49
Fri	49	58	57	60	59	58	58	59	57	64	62	65	62	58	56	52	49
Sat	49	49	51	51	54	55	57	58	57	56	56	59	57	54	54	53	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	52	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	57	56	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	60	64	66	61	58	59	58	56	58	58	60	59	56	52	51	49
Tue	50	60	74	71	62	61	58	57	56	58	59	62	62	60	54	52	50
Wed	50	58	66	70	62	62	60	57	57	60	61	64	64	59	58	58	52
Thu	50	58	66	67	61	60	59	57	55	57	62	66	64	58	56	54	49
Fri	49	58	57	60	59	58	58	59	57	64	62	65	62	58	56	52	49
Sat	49	49	51	51	54	55	57	58	57	56	56	59	57	54	54	53	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	51	52	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	57	56	54	50