Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Hollywood

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 44 minutes via I-710 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Long 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	30	48	62	68	52	42	39	38	37	37	36	35	37	34	31	29	29
Tue	29	51	64	73	59	51	40	37	35	37	36	35	35	33	33	30	29
Wed	30	49	68	72	58	47	41	37	35	33	37	35	34	33	31	30	29
Thu	29	46	62	71	58	47	44	39	38	37	41	41	40	37	34	33	31
Fri	30	46	50	55	47	41	41	42	45	44	47	44	42	40	38	34	31
Sat	29	29	33	33	36	44	49	48	44	43	40	44	41	36	37	34	32
Sun	29	28	29	29	31	34	37	40	40	40	39	39	39	41	41	40	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Long Beach to Hollywood (via I-710 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 74 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 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 29 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Hollywood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-710 North in Los Angeles (18 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	48	62	68	52	42	39	38	37	37	36	35	37	34	31	29	29
Tue	29	51	64	73	59	51	40	37	35	37	36	35	35	33	33	30	29
Wed	30	49	68	72	58	47	41	37	35	33	37	35	34	33	31	30	29
Thu	29	46	62	71	58	47	44	39	38	37	41	41	40	37	34	33	31
Fri	30	46	50	55	47	41	41	42	45	44	47	44	42	40	38	34	31
Sat	29	29	33	33	36	44	49	48	44	43	40	44	41	36	37	34	32
Sun	29	28	29	29	31	34	37	40	40	40	39	39	39	41	41	40	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	48	62	68	52	42	39	38	37	37	36	35	37	34	31	29	29
Tue	29	51	64	73	59	51	40	37	35	37	36	35	35	33	33	30	29
Wed	30	49	68	72	58	47	41	37	35	33	37	35	34	33	31	30	29
Thu	29	46	62	71	58	47	44	39	38	37	41	41	40	37	34	33	31
Fri	30	46	50	55	47	41	41	42	45	44	47	44	42	40	38	34	31
Sat	29	29	33	33	36	44	49	48	44	43	40	44	41	36	37	34	32
Sun	29	28	29	29	31	34	37	40	40	40	39	39	39	41	41	40	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	48	62	68	52	42	39	38	37	37	36	35	37	34	31	29	29
Tue	29	51	64	73	59	51	40	37	35	37	36	35	35	33	33	30	29
Wed	30	49	68	72	58	47	41	37	35	33	37	35	34	33	31	30	29
Thu	29	46	62	71	58	47	44	39	38	37	41	41	40	37	34	33	31
Fri	30	46	50	55	47	41	41	42	45	44	47	44	42	40	38	34	31
Sat	29	29	33	33	36	44	49	48	44	43	40	44	41	36	37	34	32
Sun	29	28	29	29	31	34	37	40	40	40	39	39	39	41	41	40	34