Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Hollywood

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 59 minutes via I-5 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Irvine 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	43	52	57	64	58	51	51	51	51	55	58	59	61	58	48	44	42
Tue	43	54	62	67	58	55	52	51	53	56	61	65	69	66	55	46	43
Wed	43	51	58	62	57	53	51	51	53	55	62	66	70	67	54	46	43
Thu	43	52	59	63	56	54	53	51	52	56	64	72	70	64	58	47	44
Fri	43	52	51	53	52	52	53	56	58	64	70	71	73	65	53	47	43
Sat	42	44	45	46	48	50	53	54	53	53	54	57	55	51	50	47	44
Sun	42	43	43	43	45	47	49	51	50	51	51	50	51	52	52	49	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Irvine to Hollywood (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine (Harvard 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 Irvine to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Hollywood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (22 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	43	52	57	64	58	51	51	51	51	55	58	59	61	58	48	44	42
Tue	43	54	62	67	58	55	52	51	53	56	61	65	69	66	55	46	43
Wed	43	51	58	62	57	53	51	51	53	55	62	66	70	67	54	46	43
Thu	43	52	59	63	56	54	53	51	52	56	64	72	70	64	58	47	44
Fri	43	52	51	53	52	52	53	56	58	64	70	71	73	65	53	47	43
Sat	42	44	45	46	48	50	53	54	53	53	54	57	55	51	50	47	44
Sun	42	43	43	43	45	47	49	51	50	51	51	50	51	52	52	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	57	64	58	51	51	51	51	55	58	59	61	58	48	44	42
Tue	43	54	62	67	58	55	52	51	53	56	61	65	69	66	55	46	43
Wed	43	51	58	62	57	53	51	51	53	55	62	66	70	67	54	46	43
Thu	43	52	59	63	56	54	53	51	52	56	64	72	70	64	58	47	44
Fri	43	52	51	53	52	52	53	56	58	64	70	71	73	65	53	47	43
Sat	42	44	45	46	48	50	53	54	53	53	54	57	55	51	50	47	44
Sun	42	43	43	43	45	47	49	51	50	51	51	50	51	52	52	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	57	64	58	51	51	51	51	55	58	59	61	58	48	44	42
Tue	43	54	62	67	58	55	52	51	53	56	61	65	69	66	55	46	43
Wed	43	51	58	62	57	53	51	51	53	55	62	66	70	67	54	46	43
Thu	43	52	59	63	56	54	53	51	52	56	64	72	70	64	58	47	44
Fri	43	52	51	53	52	52	53	56	58	64	70	71	73	65	53	47	43
Sat	42	44	45	46	48	50	53	54	53	53	54	57	55	51	50	47	44
Sun	42	43	43	43	45	47	49	51	50	51	51	50	51	52	52	49	44