Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Hollywood
Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 62 minutes via I-605 North and I-5 North, usually 61 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 50 | 62 | 67 | 69 | 63 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 53 | 51 | 49 |
| Tue | 50 | 63 | 76 | 78 | 69 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 56 | 50 | 49 |
| Wed | 50 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 59 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 52 |
| Thu | 50 | 61 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 49 |
| Fri | 50 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 49 |
| Sat | 49 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 62 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 |
| Sun | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 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 79 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (66 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 34 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 79 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 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Hollywood?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 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)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow
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