Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Hollywood

Right now (11:18 pm PDT): about 29 minutes via I-710 North.

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.

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 54 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Hollywood to Long Beach

Freeway, about 26 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 6 to 13 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific Avenue) to central Hollywood (North Cahuenga Boulevard) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	29	34	42	47	48	44	41	39	39	43	51	53	49	40	34	32	30
Tue	29	35	44	50	49	45	41	40	39	43	49	52	50	42	35	32	30
Wed	29	35	46	51	51	46	41	40	39	43	50	52	50	43	36	32	30
Thu	29	35	46	50	50	47	45	42	41	46	52	54	51	44	36	33	30
Fri	29	33	40	45	45	44	44	44	45	50	54	51	48	43	37	32	30
Sat	29	29	30	31	33	35	37	39	40	41	42	41	40	38	35	32	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	32	34	36	38	39	39	38	37	35	34	33	30

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 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 54 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 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Hollywood?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

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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	29	34	42	47	48	44	41	39	39	43	51	53	49	40	34	32	30
Tue	29	35	44	50	49	45	41	40	39	43	49	52	50	42	35	32	30
Wed	29	35	46	51	51	46	41	40	39	43	50	52	50	43	36	32	30
Thu	29	35	46	50	50	47	45	42	41	46	52	54	51	44	36	33	30
Fri	29	33	40	45	45	44	44	44	45	50	54	51	48	43	37	32	30
Sat	29	29	30	31	33	35	37	39	40	41	42	41	40	38	35	32	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	32	34	36	38	39	39	38	37	35	34	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	34	42	47	48	44	41	39	39	43	51	53	49	40	34	32	30
Tue	29	35	44	50	49	45	41	40	39	43	49	52	50	42	35	32	30
Wed	29	35	46	51	51	46	41	40	39	43	50	52	50	43	36	32	30
Thu	29	35	46	50	50	47	45	42	41	46	52	54	51	44	36	33	30
Fri	29	33	40	45	45	44	44	44	45	50	54	51	48	43	37	32	30
Sat	29	29	30	31	33	35	37	39	40	41	42	41	40	38	35	32	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	32	34	36	38	39	39	38	37	35	34	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	34	42	47	48	44	41	39	39	43	51	53	49	40	34	32	30
Tue	29	35	44	50	49	45	41	40	39	43	49	52	50	42	35	32	30
Wed	29	35	46	51	51	46	41	40	39	43	50	52	50	43	36	32	30
Thu	29	35	46	50	50	47	45	42	41	46	52	54	51	44	36	33	30
Fri	29	33	40	45	45	44	44	44	45	50	54	51	48	43	37	32	30
Sat	29	29	30	31	33	35	37	39	40	41	42	41	40	38	35	32	30
Sun	29	29	29	30	30	32	34	36	38	39	39	38	37	35	34	33	30