Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Hollywood

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-5 North, usually 67 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Lake Forest 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	49	61	63	69	62	55	56	57	58	59	61	61	63	60	53	49	47
Tue	49	61	70	72	66	60	58	57	58	59	62	65	67	63	56	50	48
Wed	49	61	69	71	64	59	57	57	57	57	63	67	67	63	56	51	47
Thu	49	60	67	70	63	60	60	58	58	60	65	71	69	62	58	53	48
Fri	48	58	57	60	58	59	60	61	62	65	69	70	71	67	57	53	48
Sat	47	49	50	51	53	58	61	61	60	59	60	61	60	56	56	54	49
Sun	47	47	48	48	51	52	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	59	61	55	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Lake Forest to Hollywood (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 76 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Forest to Hollywood?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 47 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Hollywood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (32 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 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 Lake Forest (return trip) · Lake Forest to Los Angeles · Lake Forest to Moreno Valley · Lake Forest to Long Beach · Lake Forest to Anaheim · Lake Forest to Riverside · Lake Forest to Santa Ana · Lake Forest to Irvine · Lake Forest to San Bernardino · Lake Forest to Fontana · Lake Forest to Huntington Beach · Lake Forest to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	63	69	62	55	56	57	58	59	61	61	63	60	53	49	47
Tue	49	61	70	72	66	60	58	57	58	59	62	65	67	63	56	50	48
Wed	49	61	69	71	64	59	57	57	57	57	63	67	67	63	56	51	47
Thu	49	60	67	70	63	60	60	58	58	60	65	71	69	62	58	53	48
Fri	48	58	57	60	58	59	60	61	62	65	69	70	71	67	57	53	48
Sat	47	49	50	51	53	58	61	61	60	59	60	61	60	56	56	54	49
Sun	47	47	48	48	51	52	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	59	61	55	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	63	69	62	55	56	57	58	59	61	61	63	60	53	49	47
Tue	49	61	70	72	66	60	58	57	58	59	62	65	67	63	56	50	48
Wed	49	61	69	71	64	59	57	57	57	57	63	67	67	63	56	51	47
Thu	49	60	67	70	63	60	60	58	58	60	65	71	69	62	58	53	48
Fri	48	58	57	60	58	59	60	61	62	65	69	70	71	67	57	53	48
Sat	47	49	50	51	53	58	61	61	60	59	60	61	60	56	56	54	49
Sun	47	47	48	48	51	52	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	59	61	55	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	63	69	62	55	56	57	58	59	61	61	63	60	53	49	47
Tue	49	61	70	72	66	60	58	57	58	59	62	65	67	63	56	50	48
Wed	49	61	69	71	64	59	57	57	57	57	63	67	67	63	56	51	47
Thu	49	60	67	70	63	60	60	58	58	60	65	71	69	62	58	53	48
Fri	48	58	57	60	58	59	60	61	62	65	69	70	71	67	57	53	48
Sat	47	49	50	51	53	58	61	61	60	59	60	61	60	56	56	54	49
Sun	47	47	48	48	51	52	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	59	61	55	48