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Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Hollywood

Right now (10:47 pm PDT): about 8 minutes via US-101 North.

None 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 7-mile drive from Los Angeles to Hollywood (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 8 minutes and up to 18 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 13 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (17 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Hollywood to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 4 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 5 to 11 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 LA (City Hall) (West 1st Street) 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 Los Angeles to Hollywood by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon9101417171512121212141415141199
Tue81014161615131212131415151512109
Wed81014171717141313131515161513109
Thu91014171717151413141517171614109
Fri91013151413131415161717171614119
Sat99991011131416161716161513119
Sun9999910111214161616151412119

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 Los Angeles to Hollywood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 8 minutes then, versus up to 18 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Hollywood?

The 7-mile drive usually takes 8 to 18 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 13 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Hollywood?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 18 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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