Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Hollywood

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 42 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 31 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 La Mirada 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	24	31	40	46	38	33	32	32	32	32	35	35	35	32	27	25	24
Tue	24	33	42	52	38	36	32	31	32	33	35	36	36	36	30	26	24
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Sat	24	24	26	26	29	31	34	32	32	31	32	33	33	31	30	27	26
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	28	28	30	30	30	30	30	30	32	32	30	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from La Mirada to Hollywood (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mirada to central Hollywood 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 La Mirada to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Mirada to Hollywood?

The 24-mile drive usually takes 24 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Hollywood?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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

More drives

Hollywood to La Mirada (return trip) · La Mirada to Los Angeles · La Mirada to Long Beach · La Mirada to Anaheim · La Mirada to Riverside · La Mirada to Santa Ana · La Mirada to Highland · La Mirada to Irvine · La Mirada to San Bernardino · La Mirada to Fontana · La Mirada to Oxnard · La Mirada to Moreno Valley

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